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According to this study, Vitamin D deficiency increased risk of Dementia by 53%! Good nutrition continually proves to have a vital role in our health and prevention of disease. Vit D Deficiency Ups Dementia by 53%

See more about Vitamin D here: Got Vitamin D?

This recent review on grilling meat gives us some insight on the cancer causing agents associated with grilling.  Bottom line still remains: moderation is the key…while it isn’t a good idea to grill daily, once a week or twice a month seems to be the recent consensus. Ways to decrease amount of carcinogens produced during grilling are:  1) marinate meat prior to grilling (especially effective if using Rosemary spice in marinate), and 2) flipping burgers frequently and taking care not to char or burn meat (while also cooking it enough to avoid the health risks of under-cooking).   See the full report here

Researchers question the safety of food dyes in our food – many have shown an association with consuming food dye causing increased hyperactivity and negative behaviors in children, and have also suggested that they cause allergies and cancers.  For these reasons, it’s a good idea to decrease or eliminate intake of food dyes.

According to the publication “Seeing Red” (published by CSPI – Center for Science in the Public Interest) that reviewed the negative affects of food dyes in our food supply, the following companies deserve honorable mention for beginning to eliminate dyes from some or all of their products:

• Aldi
• Campbell Soup Co.
• Chic-fil-A
• Frito-Lay (PepsiCo)
• General Mills
• Kellogg
• Nestle
• Noodles & Co.
• Panera Bread
• Papa John’s
• Pizza Hut
• Schwan Food Co.
• Subway
• Taco Bell
• Trader Joe’s
• Whole Foods

Take a look at the ingredient labels on foods in your kitchen…how many food dyes do they contain?  (Red 40, Yellow 5, Green 3, Blue 1…to name a few?)