Metabolism is the fine art of transforming nutrients of the most diverse nature and origin into usable basic building blocks for the body. Metabolism has 2 parts: anabolism and catabolism, the former builds and the latter destroys compounds. The life of the healthy human depends on the balance of these 2 processes. If anabolism is [...]
April 3, 2008 By
Dietary Guidelines for a Child’s Growing Brain
By Scott M. Shannon, author of Please Don’t Label My Child Once a child moves beyond breastfeeding, it’s up to us parents to take on the awesome responsibility of navigating our way through a pretty lousy American diet and nourishing our kids in ways that help — not hinder — their growing bodies and brains. [...]