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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

By: Dr. Pam Avery [/caption] 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? [...]