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A Surprising Food for Brain Health

Posted on April 5, 2021 by amusico

I wonder if this fact will surprise you as much as it did me: A study of 1,787 adults revealed that out of 49 whole foods, cheese was “by far” the most protective food when it comes to avoiding age-related … Continue reading →

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Healthy Children: Let’s Rethink the #1 School Lunch Beverage

Posted on November 17, 2014 by amusico

Well it is served in school, and it’s obviously not soda, thankfully, but it’s almost as bad! And what I really find mind-boggling is that we are still calling healthy fat “bad” and replacing it with sugar, which has been … Continue reading →

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What’s Bad is Now Good

Posted on April 29, 2013 by amusico

Doesn’t it seem like every day something we thought was good for us is found to be bad? You know what I mean – one day coffee is bad for you – no, wait – today it reduces your risk … Continue reading →

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So, What’s Left?

Posted on March 12, 2012 by amusico

Sugar                                                            *Salt Soda Fast Food High Fructose Corn Syrup Artificial sweeteners – aspartame, neotame, sucralose *Coffee MSG Soy *Beef *Potatoes Ice cream *Chocolate Fried Foods – chip, fries, donuts White flour foods – pasta, rice, cakes, cookies The list could … Continue reading →

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It Does the Body….Good?

Posted on March 5, 2012 by amusico

We’ve all seen the magazine ads and commercials of celebrities with the milk mustache telling us “it does a body good”   But is that really true? A Harvard study reveals that milk from cows raised on factory farms produce milk … Continue reading →

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My Thoughts on The New USDA Plate

Posted on June 8, 2011 by amusico

I did a blog post earlier this year about the revised food pyramid – what I agreed with and what I thought could be improved.  It seems the USDA has changed the icon from that pyramid to a plate.  I … Continue reading →

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