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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Posted on August 29, 2008 by lkaholistichealth
To the Editor: I was shocked to see today’s editorial supporting the The FDA’s approval of the use of radiation on spinach and iceberg lettuce. What I would like to see instead is the New York Times supporting a return to sustainable agriculture methods, which would eliminate any need to even consider the irradiation of [...]
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Posted on August 5, 2008 by lkaholistichealth
To the Editor: I for one don’t believe there is an inconsistency with Emeril Lagasse using butter, cream and other fatty foods on his “Emeril Green” show on Planet Green. There is much research that says Ms. Stanley’s point of view is outdated and just plain wrong. See yesterday’s article in The Washington Post titled [...]
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Posted on May 27, 2008 by lkaholistichealth
A World of Ways to Eat Right If the nutrition experts are increasingly embracing whole traditional diets, then why does low-fat dairy still appear as a recommendation in Hobson’s article? Low-fat dairy is not a whole food and people eating traditional diets don’t generally consume it. No matter how hard we try to distance ourselves [...]
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Posted on May 6, 2008 by lkaholistichealth
Thank you for your article in yesterday’s NY Times. I am also a holistic health counselor but I don’t pretend to know what the just right formula for eating and living might be. And personally, I abhor kale and shun the vegetarian lifestyle because I believe it is unhealthy for most. It is important to [...]
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Posted on February 16, 2008 by lkaholistichealth
Thank you for Stepahnie Saul’s great piece of investigative journalism regarding the conflict of interest between Dr. David Allison, the incoming president of the of the Obesity Society, and his affiliations with the New York State Restaurant Association and other industry giants such as Coca-Cola, Kraft Foods, and Frito-Lay. As a Holistic Health Counselor, I [...]
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Posted on November 12, 2007 by lkaholistichealth
In repsonse to an email from them. The evidence that salt in the diet is responsible for high blood pressure is not proven. Read Gary Taubes latest book, “Good Calories, Bad Calories” which uncovers much of the pop-science that has ruled our food choices over the past 50 years. The reason I stopped my subscription [...]
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