Tag: fiber

From the Kellogg’s Sanitarium to Smoothies for Wellness

Wendy Bjork

Reading Time: 3 minutes  By Wendy Bjork, MS Mentor and Founder of HeartsOf Wellness.com   Why Starting Your Day with a Smoothie Nourishes Body, Mind, and Spirit   For generations, breakfast has been sold as “the most important meal of the day.” Yet somewhere along the way, that truth was hijacked by clever marketing, especially from cereal companies in the early 1900s. When industrial food production began booming, convenience became the new currency. Cereal, milk, and sugar offered an easy solution for busy families, and companies like Kellogg’s and Post capitalized on it brilliantly.…

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The Food Pyramid & Fighting Against The Grain

Dr. John Poothullil

Reading Time: 4 minutesShould I eat according to the 2023 Food Pyramid?  The first Food Pyramid was created in the 1970s in Sweden by a special committee to suggest nutritionally balanced meals at a reasonable cost. In 1992, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) introduced a Food Pyramid to recommend servings of each food group, which previous guides did not do.  The 2023 Food Pyramid modified the recommendations in an attempt to improve the health of Americans who continued to experience increasing incidences of cardiovascular diseases and Type 2 diabetes.  For example,…

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