LETTER: The New York Times

Posted on October 14, 2008 by lkaholistichealth

Children: Higher Expectations Help Fight Asthma By Eric Nagourney Published: October 13, 2008 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/14/health/research/14chil.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink To the Editor: Having suffered asthma myself I can tell you that the best way to raise parents’ expectations for their asthmatic children is not by having them accept that asthma is a chronic ailment and administer drugs more aggressively as [...]

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Michael Pollan Does It Again!

Posted on October 14, 2008 by lkaholistichealth

Comments on “Farmer In Chief” New York Times Magazine, October 9, 2008 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/magazine/12policy-t.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink Bravo to Michael Pollan for putting the issue of sustainable agriculture into play in the political arena.  As he aptly points out, without cheap fuel to produce and transport food, “cheap food” is a thing of the past.  This is the perfect [...]

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Diets Don’t Work

Posted on October 10, 2008 by lkaholistichealth

I did a little blog surfing tonight and it has my head spinning.  So many people out there are dieting and recording every morsel they ate, how much they exercised, how much weight they lost (or didn’t lose!) – this is totally obsessive.  One woman proudly consumed under 1,000 calories today and photographed her dinner [...]

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Keeping Your Food Budget Within Reason

Posted on October 10, 2008 by lkaholistichealth

In the current economic environment, I am often asked how to eat healthful foods within a reasonable budget.  There are a few key things on which to focus.  First, it never pays to eat poor quality food.  The primary purpose of eating is to fuel the body.  Choosing low quality foods is like choosing the [...]

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