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  • Get Clear on Organic

    by Melanie Albert, Nutrition expert & author, Founder & CEO, Experience Nutrition

    How much organic do you eat?
    How much organic do you eat?

    I’ve been eating organic food for decades, way before it became trendy and in the news. In my mind it made intuitive sense to eliminate pesticides from my body. At times it was challenging to shop for organic food; I was shopping at very small co-ops which did not have a large organic variety. I’m glad that there are so many places to buy organic in Phoenix, where I live and that farmer’s markets, many which grow without pesticides and herbicides, have grown so much across our country. I love supporting local farmers and eating delicious, local, in-season produce.

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    What does organic mean?

    The important aspects of organic, as defined by the USDA National Organic Program are:

    •      No synthetic chemicals or fertilizers

    •      Not genetically engineered

    •      Not sterilized by irradiation

    •      Not fertilized by sewage sludge

  • Confusion about What to Eat: Too Many Food Pyramids and Dietary Theories

    by Melanie Albert, Nutrition expert & author, Founder & CEO, Experience Nutrition

    Today, there are so many different food pyramids and 100’s of different dietary theories; no wonder people are confused about what to eat.

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    Too Many Food Pyramids & Diets
    Too Many Food Pyramids & Diets

     

    Some Food Pyramids available include:

    • USDA My PlateTM
    • Harvard School of Public Health
    • Andrew Weil, MD Anti-inflammatory
    • Mediterranean Oldways
    • Michio Kushi Macrobiotic
    • Atkins
    • Okinawa
    • Vegan
    • Paleo
    • South Beach
    •  Zone
    • DASH
    • Biggest Loser
    • American Heart Association
    • American Diabetes Association
    • Dr. Furham’s Nutritarian

    100s’ of Dietary Theories

    In addition to confusion with so many different food pyramids, 100’s of dietary theories are in the media. A few of the current dietary theories include:

    • 3-Season
    • 5 Element
    • Abs Diet
    • Anti-Aging
    • Atkins
    • Ayurveda
    • Blood Type
    • Body Ecology
    • Calorie Restriction
    • Curves
    • DASH
    • Dorm Room Diet
    • Dr. Phil’s Diet
    • Dukan
    • Eat More Weigh Less by Dr. Dean Ornish
    • Engine 2
    • Fat Flush
    • French Women Don’t Get Fat
    • Gluten-Free
    • Glycemic Index
    • High-Carbohydrate
    • High-Protein
    • Jenny Craig
    • LA Weight Loss
    • Low-Carb
    • Low-Fat
    • Low-Protein
    • Macrobiotics
    • Maker’s Diet
    • Master Cleanse
    • Mayo Clinic
    • Mediterranean
    • Metabolic Typing
    • Okinawa
    • Perricone Prescription
    • Plant-Based
    • Pritikin
    • Raw Food
    • Sonomaa
    • South Beach
    • Traditional Chinese Medicine
    • Vegan
    • Vegetarian
    • Volumetrics
    • Wheat Belly
    • Zone Diet