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
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 14, 2007
Another year of being symptom-free from hyperthyroidism / Graves
Last Thursday I went in for my annual blood test to check TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) levels. Yesterday I received word from the doctor that my levels are normal. It's been nearly five years since I was diagnosed with Graves... Read more
April 8, 2007
Nature's Air Filters
Did you know that there are a number of indoor plants that can help improve the air quality of your home? NASA, along with the Associated Landscape Contractors of America (ALCA) conducted a clean air study on plants that... 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
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 11, 2006
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
November 3, 2006
Laughter is the Best Medicine
There's something about the sound of laughter that's contagious, especially when it comes from a baby. Have you ever laughed so hard it hurt? The worst/best is when you can't stop laughing. I don't know how that affects health,... Read more
November 1, 2006
Paraben-free Japanese skincare line to launch in U.S.
I've written about this skincare line before, but have only learned recently that it will launch shortly in the U.S. This is exciting news as I've only been able to have it delivered to one address in Japan and then... 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 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 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 10, 2006
New Luxury Health & Wellness Site
HealthLuxe is a site that I've been working on for a few weeks now. I'm hoping this site will introduce more people to Glyconutrients and help to promote businesses that we work with that use them either in their practice... 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
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
