By: Dr. Pam Avery

The Newest Wonder Food

There’s a new juice in town, Acai juice.  The Acai berry (commonly pronounced a-sigh-ee) is a rather small, round, and black-looking purple berry. It resembles a grape or a blueberry, but is smaller and darker. This fruit has a large seed and minimum amount of pulp.  Acai has been used for many generations by the natives of Brazil.

Contemporary Brazilians are huge fans of the little berry.  Acai boasts 10 times the antioxidant benefits of grapes and twice that of blueberries.  While relatively new to the American consciousness, acai has been around for centuries and has helped many people with its healthful qualities.  Read more... (830 words, 1 image, estimated 3:19 mins reading time)

By: Dr. Pam Avery

Various Traditional cultures have always known that food can be medicine, when used wisely.  For instance, the Chinese and East Indian cuisine is loaded with heavenly spices that not only taste good but are also good for many common ailments.  In addition, science is now suggesting that these very spices may actually help and even prevent many chronic diseases as well as possibly some cancer.  Read more... (1067 words, estimated 4:16 mins reading time)

By:  Dr. Pamela Avery

CLA was first identified in 1978. Dr. Michael Pariza was studying beef extract at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as part of his cancer research. What he found was unexpected.  Dr. Pariza’s initial research suggested two important possibilities. First, that CLA helps reduce body fat, and second, that it helps maintain lean muscle tissue. These initial findings attracted great interest, and a surge of scientific studies and research followed.  Read more... (928 words, estimated 3:43 mins reading time)

Shop Smart at the Supermarket

When you go into the grocery store, do you get confused?  Did you think you were eating healthy only to find out that you’re not? Are you unclear about what constitutes a “balanced diet“?  Can you identify a “fresh, whole food“?  If not, you are not alone! With so much information available, it is almost overwhelming trying to sort it out and make sense.  I’m going to bring it back to basics in order to make eating healthy, simple, flavorful and fun!  Read more... (724 words, 2 images, estimated 2:54 mins reading time)

By: Dr. Pam Avery

Antioxidants

No doubt about it, antioxidants are hot! Everywhere you look, you see information about them – magazines, online articles, books and advertisements in the market place. But what exactly is an antioxidant? Where are they found in nature? How do they work? Which antioxidants are best? Most of all, who really needs them?  Read more... (819 words, 1 image, estimated 3:17 mins reading time)