Green Chili Eggs

Give your eggs some spice! Enjoy this dish as a part of a Southwestern flared brunch. You’ll Need 6 Eggs 2 Tablespoons milk 1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour 2 Cups shredded Cheddar cheese 2 (4 ounce) cans chopped green chilies Directions Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees...

Water Your Mind

The human brain is walled off behind a thick bony skull for a reason. It’s running the whole show from up there, and so it needs to be protected from the insults that can cause you to sense, think, and act poorly. If you want to stay at your...

You Have To Water Your Body!

Normally, when we think about what’s needed for living organisms to thrive, we think of the food and fertilizer they need as fuel, but also the daily water requirements. If you don’t water your plants, they’ll shrivel up like an Egyptian mummy! And just like plants, your body needs...

THE Food For Your Body’s Nutritional ZEN

Legend has it that when the Buddha sought peace, he took refuge in mango groves among their pendulous green globular drops of sweet, golden flesh.   And the enlightened one likely got more than peaceful repose from the shaded grove, as the fruit itself provides a stunning trove of...

What’s So Good About The Sun Anyway? (And What’s So Bad)

What’s So Good About The Sun? It seems like some rules apply to everything. Like this one: Moderation is a key to healthy living. For sunshine, this is definitely true, as a little sun is great for your bones, blood cells, and immune system. Sunlight on your skin stimulates...

The Internal SPF. The Top 5 Countdown of Best Foods. Number 4.

Ellagic acid. You’ve almost certainly never heard of this component of at least 46 different fruits and nuts.    But it’s a huge cancer fighter found in highest concentrations in strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, pomegranate, walnuts, and pecans. So yes, it is a cancer fighter also crazy good for your...

The Internal SPF. The Top 5 Countdown of Best Foods. Number 5.

The health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids are very well known, especially for reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke.    There are 2 basic kinds of omega-3s – docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentenoic acid (EPA) – which, beyond the benefits it brings for your ticker, are also...

Internal SPF Foods. The Top 5 Countdown.

It’s summertime. And with the combination of more sunshine + more time out in it, sun becomes the best source of vitamin D and also the most readily available source of skin cancer generation.   The bottom line is that you need the sun but not too much. The...

The New Freshman 15 Is The “Fitbit 15”. A Cautionary Tale.

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished They say that “No good deed goes unpunished.” In this case, it’s definitely the case. You get the schmancy wearable device complete with flashy lights, beeps, reminders, apps, it tells you your calories, steps, heart rate and billions of other things you didn’t even...