September 2, 2007
Japanese Preservative & Paraben -Free Eye Cream
This is my favorite product out of the wellness preservative-free skincare line (containing no parabens, fragrance, animal products, harsh chemicals, or preservatives). I've blogged about this eyecream before and still love how well it works at reducing the puffiness... Read more
September 1, 2007
Addicted to Kabocha (pumpkin)
Ever since returning from Japan a few weeks, I'd been craving the simmered pumpkin that Naoki's mother made many times while we were there. Luckily, I found that Nijiya, our local Japanese food market carries organic Kabocha! The first... Read more
July 19, 2007
Eating Healthy in Japan
We just arrived in Japan yesterday after a long journey by car, plane, speedboat, and minivan! Our first place to visit was my in-laws in Mie. My lovely mother-in-law, Misako-san, prepared a wonderful assortment of dishes of different types... Read more
June 6, 2007
Glyconutrients for your pets
Along with a daily serving of fresh fruit (fuji apples are his favorite) and vegetables, we add glyconutrients to our Fancy Green Cheek Conure, Lucky's, food. He is the healthiest, sweetest, and smartest pet I've ever had! (and I... Read more
May 7, 2007
Green Tea for Health
For the past few months there have been numerous (but not new) reports on the benefits of drinking tea, especially the green kind! Naoki's family has a beautiful green tea farm in Mie, Japan and they are ready to... Read more
April 10, 2007
Iron Supplements
To get the most out of iron supplements, avoid taking them with coffee, tea or milk. These beverages contain substances that can inhibit the absorption of iron. Wait 90 minutes or more to drink coffee, tea or milk, after... Read more
January 30, 2007
Orange Creamsicle
This past weekend, I had the worst craving for an Orange Julius drink. Do you remember those? There are still some stands in select malls around the Bay Area. This super sweet orange drink is like a liquid creamsicle,... Read more
December 18, 2006
Organic Sun Dried Dates from California!
Sophie's beautiful mother recently ordered us a bazooka-load of these delicious organic, sundried dates from Oasis Garden Farms! When I was younger, my friend's mother used to make the most amazing homemade chicken soup and used these types of... Read more
December 16, 2006
Good Friends and Great Food! To Stay Healthy...Make Friends!!
This past Wednesday evening was spent celebrating the birthdays of two friends, Nao and Carla. I met both of them earlier this year at a beautiful and elaborate dinner party hosted by one of Naoki's fellow Toastmaster friends, Fumie.... Read more
November 27, 2006
The Secret
I've watched "The Secret" DVD three times now (actually 2.5 times - the first time was on our Alaskan cruise in their theatre. I'd fallen asleep after staying up late one too many nights in a row.) Every time I've... Read more
November 22, 2006
A Complete Plant Based Wholefood Vitamin/Mineral Supplement
This is an image of a mustard sprout (Brassica Juncea) which is the plant used to absorb and generate plant based minerals via a patented hydroponic system in this new real wholefood vitamin/mineral product. In addition to glyconutrients, I... Read more
November 21, 2006
Preparing for Thanksgiving Dinner
Ok, not the best picture, but this cranberry/orange relish is delicious with turkey. The color is off in this photo and it's actually a deep dark red with flecks of orange. I used two containers of fresh cranberries, one... Read more
November 15, 2006
Chocolate addiction leads to sweet discovery
This is news to celebrate! Send me an email from now until the end of the year and I'll send you great health information and a free piece of my favorite dark chocolate :) jeanette337 at gmail dot com or... Read more
November 11, 2006
Video: What's in your flu shot?
Check what's in your vaccine by clicking on the link below. It's frightening to see what some people unknowingly allow to be pumped into their bodies and into their children without careful research. http://www.informedchoice.info/cocktail.html... Read more
Demystifying the Supplements We Need
From a recent Preventions Magazine - By Elizabeth Somer, RD If you're a part of the 7% of women who never miss a meal or make unhealthy food choices, maybe you don't need supplements. For the rest of us, supplements... Read more
October 27, 2006
Nutrigenomics - Nutrients from Food Help Modulate Genomic Function
Last weekend on Saturday, October 21, the ANA (American Nutraceutical Association) held it's annual Nutraceuticals and Medicine Fall 2006 Conference in Memphis, Tennessee. The focus was on the role of nutraceuticals, diet and nutrition in disease prevention. This continuing education... Read more
October 14, 2006
Healthy Babies, Pregnancy, and the World of Nutrigenetics
photo: Photographs By Kenji Toma For Newsweek Good foods (from left): Edamame, turmeric, broccoli, green tea Good nutrition and supplements make a positive difference in our health and for most of us, without our health often not much else... Read more
October 12, 2006
Watch this Videoclip - Our Bodies Amazing Ability to Fight Infection
When our bodies are fed well and cared for properly, they are able to perform the most remarkable feats that we're often not aware of. In the first videoclip, you can see how the quickly Listeria bacteria infections can... Read more
October 9, 2006
Contact me directly if you are interested in any of the following:
* 100% Pure Organic Blackberry Honey from Oregon. - My dear friend introduced us to the best honey that makes everything you put it in tastes dreamy! That's not an exaggeration either. She is also able to get other wonderful... Read more
October 8, 2006
Sleeping well - Finding a Goodnight's Rest
One of the first and biggest changes I noticed after taking glyconutrients and phytosterols was that I slept better and woke up actually feeling refreshed. Before it would take a good hour of so, along with a shower and a... Read more
August 28, 2006
New Free Radical Test Kit
About a half year ago, I joined the ANA (aka American Nutraceutical Association). This organization has a wealth of information and resources to help further along ones knowledge in nutrition, health and medicine. The will have a conference in October... Read more
August 22, 2006
The fastest recovery from food poisoning ever!
Having a sensitive stomach and what used to be a semi-compromised immune system had me dealing with the side effects of food poisoning for at least a week. Getting hit with bad egg salad is beyond a horrible experience.... Read more
August 15, 2006
Growing our own organic strawberries and tomatos
Nothing beats the taste of a freshly picked strawberry or tomato grown in your garden, or in our case, balcony planter. I never believed it til actually trying it for the first time! Our local farmers market carries a... Read more
August 4, 2006
Delicious Gazpacho Recipe - yum!
Gazpacho is one of my favorite dishes, especially on hot summer days! This is an easy recipe that I modify to my taste using spicy peppers, more garlic and sprouted wheat toast (instead of the stale white bread). Since... Read more
July 30, 2006
I Looove Farmers Market & Shopping!
Beautiful white peaches from Kashiwase Farms (Organic, specializing in stone fruit, almonds, and Asian pears (yum!)) Today we headed to the Farmers Market at Santana Row. Thankfully the crowd was light, as I believe most people were swarming around... Read more
July 7, 2006
Things learned at the Health & Glyconutrition Conference
Last Friday, Naoki and I attended a two-day Health and Glyconutrition Conference in Sacramento. We met and spoke with people that have been taking glyconutrients to help their bodies heal from esophogal cancer, Muscular Dystrophy, severe allergies, renal cell cancer,... Read more
June 17, 2006
Skincare update
It's been nearly three straight weeks using the skincare line we purchased from Japan and I must say I LOVE IT! Weird, but I can actually see the difference in texture and tone. Out of all the products, my favorites... Read more
May 26, 2006
Paraben Dangers in Skin Care Products
Do parabens (preservatives) in skincare and cosmetics cause cancer? I'm not sure, but there have been a number of studies to show they do. Of course, there are still skeptics and a handful of people that say they don't and... Read more
May 13, 2006
Vitamin for Depression?
http://depression.about.com/cs/diet/a/vitamin_p.htm From Nancy Schimelpfening,Your Guide to Depression. A Good Vitamin Supplement Could Be Just What the Doctor Ordered Did you ever wish that you could take a vitamin for depression? Well, for some of you it may be just that... Read more
January 18, 2006
Glyconutrition helped my Graves Disease (Hyperthyroidism)
People often ask how or what influenced my decision to become involved with glyconutrition. In addition to losing many loved ones to cancer and diabetes, my own health became a concern not so long ago. About four or so years... Read more
December 31, 2005
Excellent Glyconutrient Resource Information Site
http://www.freewebs.com/glycoinfo/index.htm... Read more
