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Diet Shift: GMO Food Dangers

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A hallmark of our modern times is the fact that too many of us now eat processed, chemicalized, ersatz food. So it’s no wonder metabolic and digestive problems are on the rise, as are food allergies and obesity. There are real dangers in consuming the standard American diet. It’s time to get back to real food.

Agrarian Lifestyle

For millennia prior to the Industrial Revolution, most humans lived an agrarian lifestyle and people raised the food they and their families ate. Fast forward to 2012, and other than kitchen or summer gardens, most people don’t grow their own food nor do they put up food for the winter. But growing your own is something that can significantly improve your meals and your health. Continue reading →

Coping with Shift Work

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Working the night or evening shift is tough: physically, mentally, and socially. Shift workers frequently suffer from several health problems including insomnia, obesity, indigestion, and a higher risk of heart disease, stroke, and hypertension.

But there is good news! You can minimize the stress on your body, family and social life using several coping strategies.

Eat better
When there’s no healthy food available and you need a quick fix, it’s all too easy to reach for the vending machine during your shift — or to hit the 24-hour fast-food restaurant before or after work, because the effort and time involved with cooking just seems like too much. But those heavy, greasy meals and sugary snacks wreak havoc on your digestion, especially if they’re consumed at night, when your body thinks it should be asleep and your digestive system is more sluggish.

For that reason, it’s really best to try to stick to normal mealtimes as much as possible — such as having your main meal at lunchtime if your shift begins in the afternoon or at dinnertime (5-7 p.m.) if you work the night shift. A big, high-calorie “lunch” Continue reading →