It’s a sad fact: there are more hungry people in our country every day.
“Foreclosures, layoffs and rising food costs are forcing more and more families to seek help,” says Rachel Bristol, executive director and CEO of Oregon Food Bank. “These sharp increases in demand for emergency food are stretching OFB and its network of agencies [...]

Is the world changing yet again and if so, is it a bad thing?
In just the past week, signs of this change were everywhere.
• The New York Times ran a story (picked up in different fashion by media everywhere) about consumers returning to a frugal mindset, tracked through a substantial uptick in the national rate [...]

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Surprising Deficiencies, Even with Supplements
Despite a great range of food choices, some populations are still at risk of nutritional deficits, even when they take supplements…More [...]

Why is that hardly a week goes by without something happening that has us all scratching our heads? In fact, it’s sometimes hard to pick just one item. For instance, in the last week in the midst of strange debates throughout the business and political world how is it possible that KFC managed to issue [...]

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Make a Memorable Mother’s Day Celebration
Celebrate Mom by cooking her a healthy, delicious meal and by spending time doing the activities she loves…More on this story »
For Weight Loss, Protein Rules
When balanced with a healthy amount of carbohydrates and fats, a higher-protein diet can help maintain weight loss and reduce triglyceride and cholesterol levels…More [...]

Like me, you may remember times back in school when you were not completely ready for a test and the fates magically interfered. There would be an unexpected snow storm or a teacher would call in sick and suddenly we had a reprieve. It was temporary, was rarely used properly, but boy, we enjoyed [...]

With the media headlines announcing the World Health Organization has raised the pandemic alert level for the swine flu outbreak to 5, it’s easy to understand why concern is also rising. As a parent myself, I have lots of questions that might not have answers yet, but the most important is on how to protect [...]