For my 100th episode, I decided to shift gears and recite the introduction and first chapter of my upcoming memoir, called "Helpers anonymous".

But before that, I reminisce about my three days in Nice, France. I expressed my solidarity with our friends from across the pond, Who lost 84 lives to a vicious terrorist attack.

I would so appreciate any donation to my podcast through patreon.com, which would allow me to continue to give you weekly nutrition and preventative healthcare education.

In the photo on my website, I am standing outside of the Matisse Museum, in Nice. This beautiful estate is perched high on the hills overlooking the city. This is actually a picture of a painting of a picture, done in Stephen Colbert style.

During this episode I mentioned the phrase "my emotions are really close to the surface", and I asked you to guess where that quote comes from.
Because I don't want you to think too long and hard about this, I'll tell you.
It actually comes from Pee-wee Herman's TV show many moons ago.

If you have any suggestions how I could improve on edit my upcoming memoir, you can email me at [email protected] or send me a note on my contact page on my website.

Jeanne Tiberio

The GMO labeling law went into effect on July 1st. Or did it? This state law may be sliced and diced by the Senate next week when it takes up a compromise bill.

I discuss this compromise bill (nicknamed the DARK act, or deny Americans the right to know) and what it means to all of us if it passes.

Also, my obsession with the Boston Red Sox heats up again this summer.

Also, with some angst, I tell the story of my recent trip to the hospital and what went wrong there. Spoiler alert... Everything went wrong there.

By the way, I can't believe that this is my 99th episode!

Although I must admit there was more work involved on the techy side than I had anticipated, I have enjoyed this experience so much and I hope we all can learn something in the process.

I know I have.

I would love it if you could help me continue to do add-free podcasting. If so, you can donate on my Patreon page

https://patreon.com/Jeanne_Tiberio

Thanks in advance!
Jeanne Tiberio

Today we look at the many factors related to why we seem to over eat when we are overtired.
If we sense that sleep deprivation makes us crave fattier or sugary foods, we are not imagining it. There are both biological and psychological factors messing with our brain.
The hormones that are triggered when we are either hungry or full will be on altered with only one or 2 nights of sleeplessness.
There are a few articles that I mentioned in this podcast.

They are:

The Mayo Clinic article on sleeplessness and weight gain

The New York Times article on sleep deprivation and weight gain.

There is an excellent podcast episode on this subject. It is Dan Harris is podcast called "10% happier", episode 21, with Arianna Huffington.

It's actually easier to lose weight in the summer than in the winter months. This is because in part, the fruits that are plentiful in the summer, are a less dense form of calories. It is also because denser calories, such as those in those huge cheeseburgers and French fries, actually make us hotter because calories are heat energy.

I also review some apps (that are available on desktops and cell phones) to help you plan your healthy meals. They are:

Sun basket: organic meals delivered to your home

Cook smarts: a weekly meal plan service

Plan to eat: Meal planner and grocery list maker

Save recipes onto your computer, tablet, or cell phone

Pepper plate: Manage your recipes and create meal plans

If you would like assistance setting weight goals selecting recipes, planning meals, feel free to contact me at [email protected].
You can also write me on my contact page:

Jeanne Tiberio's contact page

Today were serving up the 411 on food swaps, a new trend that was started in 2011. Or was it?
But first, I tell you about a recent article and video, questioning the authenticity of the current Paleo diet.

The 2 links I mentioned about the dietary habits during the Paleolithic period, are:

Dr. Michael Greger's video about our ancestor's diet during the Paleolithic period.

The Huffington Post article on this subject

There are many articles and posts about swaps:

The food swap network resources page

The food swap toolkit pdf

Tips for successful swappingFAQ for Food swap participants

Who can imagine a life without safe drinking water, fresh produce, or at least a fighting chance for a healthy mind and body? In this episode, I helped to defined what turns our DNA into all of the proteins that make us who we are.

I then call out the 2nd most powerful agribusiness and their #1 product, another herbicide, like Roundup, now linked to birth defects.
We still have time to make choices that will provide healthy organic food for ourselves and our children.
Here are the links that I mentioned in the podcast,

"How you can save the world" podcast

The "New Yorker" magazine article on Syngenta

Episode 089 of this podcast, on pesticides in produce

I hope that today is only the beginning of many days when we all join together to push for a healthier and safer food supply. This revolution will take many of us volunteering (yes I said volunteering) our time educating in the schools, cooking healthy in the home, and using our vote so that healthy food is available and in plentiful supply.

There are several links related to today's podcast:

Jamie's food revolution main page

Jamie Oliver's ongoing news page

Videos on Youtube

World Health Assembly webpage

Due to a cough that has left me hoarse, today I am plugging in a repeat episode about the move on.org movement.
I started a moveon.org petition and I get into the reasons why we want to start thinking about how factory farms fertilize their crops with liquid anhydrous ammonia.
They get this stuff from ammonium nitrate, the bomb materials used by Timothy McVeigh when he bombed an Oklahoma city facility and killed hundreds of people.
This is nasty stuff and I would love to see it removed from our food supply.
The URL that follows is my petition on moveon.org:Stop using amonmia bomb materials to fertilizer our crops

This photo proves that my cat, Betty, is just as excited about the Boston Red Sox as I am at the present moment. Of course, that could change.

Today we discuss 4 factors that help determine our food choices for everyday meals. They are time, money, tastes, and emotions.

Mindfulness meditation is defined and put into practice in this week's episode. 

First, here are links to a couple of websites that are talking about it:

A family medicine site

A mindfulness medicine site

You should check this video out.

Jon Kabat-Zinn on meditation 

Here is a mindfulness exercise in cooking and eating:

Cooking as a mindfulness exercise