The Magic of the Chia Seed
Chia, is familiar to most of us as a seed used for the chia clay pet we had as kids that sprouted Chia seeds covering their bodies. Little is known, however, of the seeds tremendous nutritional value and medicinal properties. For centuries this tiny little seed was used as a staple food by the Indians of […]
Is sugar as dangerous as alcohol and tobacco?
Thank you to my friend Gail in Wisconsin who alerted me to this great announcement about the ABC News segment highlighting a group of researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, who are urging a tax on sugary treats. In an editorial published Feb 1, 2012 in the journal Nature, the UCSF doctors, Robert Lustig, Laura […]