Federal food safety regulation a slippery slope Part II- Small Local Farmers vs Large Agribusiness
One Size Fits all Regulation More centralized power for food safety may sound great in a world where I can buy a food item with 100 ingredients, grown in 100 separate counties, states, and countries and that has been process in 100 different counties, states and countries. But what if I want to buy an [...]
Read PostWhy Federal food safety regulation is a slippery slope: Part I- Safe Food vs. Healthy Food
The senate is trying to push through a bill that would increase the power of the FDA to be able to control food that is grown by farmers. This food safety bill is in response to multiple food recalls on beef, eggs, and even spinach. If you have seen news on any of these recalls [...]
Read PostHow much does marketing influence our health
A recent study about teens believing sports drinks are healthy really got me thinking. How much are our food choices made because of clever marketing, especially marketing that would make us falsely believe something is healthy. And we are no different from teens. It is surprising how much we take food companies word for it. [...]
Read PostWhatever You Focus on Expands
As I continued to scour the news and research last week I found myself overwhelmed by the amount of negative news I saw about prescription medications. I was highlighting many of the articles I found on twitter and when I looked back over the week I was surprised to see all the negative articles about prescription meds. [...]
Read PostPrescription Fish Oil?
Matt walks in my office today and asks “Did you see the new commercial for the prescription fish oil.” I had been on this companies website recently but until he came in I had forgotten all about it. Our conversation got me thinking about the concept of a prescription fish oil. For me it is a fairly [...]
Read PostAn Oathealth Year in Review
Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve. It’s a great time to look back at 2009 and make note of some milestones. Oathealth has had a very, very busy, exciting year! While this blog had posts since late 2008, life wasn’t breathed into it until 2009. In just months, we’ve gone from a bare, lonely blog to [...]
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Office Heart Health Quagmire
Okay, I know we’ve already done a few posts on sticking to your heart health routine at work. I know we’ve had plenty of posts about how to avoid snacking or how to stick to healthy tidbits. I know, I know. This post is about both…but it’s more of a personal rant than anything. Even [...]
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De-Stress for Your Heart
When it comes to heart health, one thing a lot of people forget about is also one of the biggest things to remember: stress is the enemy. So many people dump time and money into eating right, becoming active, avoiding the big no-no’s like smoking and trans fats…but so many individuals forget that stress puts [...]
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This Podcasts talks about stress, stress reduction, fish and its benefits
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Stay Active Despite the Cold
Cold weather can be a real killer when it comes to your physical activity. I can spend all summer on the run, keeping fit and active, but once it dips down into the 40′s or lower, I stagnate. It’s no fun to go for long walks or to work in your yard when it’s cold [...]
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This Podcast talks about stress and how it is important to manage it. Also, talks about exercising from the previous Podcast
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Oathealth Podcast Episode 29
Click the play button above to listen online. Right click “download” and click “Save Target As to save to your desktop. Episode #14, August 19th, 2009 Show Notes Episode #29, December 11, 2009 Show Notes Last week’s challenge: Joe challenged everyone to try and eat raw nuts/ seeds at least 2x a week Since nuts/ [...]
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Part 3: Weathering Holiday Parties
One of my favorite things about this time of year is the sheer density of parties. There are holiday parties going on left and right! Regardless of what tradition it is you follow or what culture you fit into, there’s generally some sort of something to celebrate this time of year. These shindigs are all [...]
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Part 2: Be a Healthy Host
Howdy there! I hope you enjoyed the first installment of our Holiday Survival Guide ’09. If for any reason you want to give us feedback so we can improve this guide for next year, don’t be shy. Questions, criticism, suggestions…share whatever it is you want us to know so we can create an even better [...]
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In this Podcast, Joe talks about drinking plenty of fluids, especially water. Also mentions eating raw nuts and their benefits to our health.
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