Eating Organic
Soy Wars
On October 26, 1999, the FDA made the dramatic move of authorizing the use of health claims about the role of soy protein in reducing the risk of coronary heart disease on labeling of foods containing…
Is Soy Healthy for Your Family?
I love biting into a steaming ear of roasted corn on the cob, picked fresh that day in an organic cornfield. This is completely different from slogging down a super-size soda sweetened with high fruct…
The Organic Business Traveler
Here's what I've learned: Flying Several airlines are becoming more health conscious. Some offer a limited number of natural options for food. A few even have some organic selections. In general, thou…
Dr. Greene’s Organic Adventure Continues
I am now entirely off of the conventional food grid - everything I eat is organic. Once the decision was made to embark on this journey, it was time to restock our pantry and our fridge for all-organi…
Fathers for Organic – Part 7 of 7: A Father Teaches
Even before our babies are born, we are teaching them about the wide world around us. We communicate our choices, our values, even without thinking about it. They hear our voices, smell our aromas, an…
Fathers for Organic – Part 6 of 7: A Father Provides
Tomatoes contain an important nutrient called lycopene. Lycopene is one of nature's most potent antioxidants. It has proven success at preventing and healing damage done to cells within our bodies. Ea…
Fathers for Organic – Part 5 of 7: A Father’s Protection
Most children today don't grow up on a farm. Does choosing organic food make a difference for children growing up in America's suburbs? Researchers at the Department of Environmental Health in the Sch…
Fathers for Organic – Part 4 of 7: Against All Odds
The Agricultural Health Study is a huge, ongoing, forward-looking analysis of the health of farmers and their families that began in 1993-4. Over 89,000 people are participating in the study. The stud…
Fathers for Organic – Part 3 of 7: A Father’s Insight
My wife's name is Cheryl. When my youngest was a baby, she was radiant and full of life. We were enjoying parenting together, and enjoying being partners on DrGreene.com. She was responsible for the d…
Fathers for Organic – Part 2 of 7: I Didn’t Always Feel This Way
When my first son was born, it was as if a new dimension had opened in my life. My first glimpse of him was a profound moment, but in those first days as a new dad, I had no idea the scope of the new …
Fathers for Organic – Part 1 of 7
As a father, I find within me a deep, growing desire to teach, to provide for, and to protect my children. These instincts are in my marrow. For me, one way to do all three of these is to choose organ…
The Journey Begins
The idea came in a flash as I was standing in a cow pasture. It was a crisp fall afternoon on a dairy farm in the rolling hills of Vermont. I was walking through an organic pasture on a farm tour. The…
Dr. Greene’s Organic Journey
Dr. Greene describes his organic journey... The idea came in a flash as I was standing in a cow pasture. It was a crisp fall afternoon on a dairy farm in the rolling hills of Vermont. I was walking th…
Study Shows an Organic Diet Lowers Pesticide Exposure
Dr. Greene's perspective on lowering pesticide exposure... I'm thankful that choosing organic foods can quickly and profoundly reduce children's exposure to toxic pesticides. On September 1, 2005, Che…
Red Delicious Apples? Organic Fuji!
Headlines trumpet that Red Delicious apples have been shown to have higher antioxidant levels than seven other apple varieties, according to a study to appear in the June 29, 2005 Journal of Agricultu…
A Huge Idea About Organics
Young babies and elderly adults are living at important times of transition. They share some common vulnerabilities and possibilities. For example, the otherwise healthy people most at risk for seriou…
School Food that Works
I had the joy this week of visiting the Perspectives Charter School in Chicago and chatting with their students and staff. This low-income public school has many things going right. They have exceptio…
Milk, Mad Cows, & Choosing Organic
When a nursing woman has a contagious illness, it's usually safer to keep nursing . perhaps because the breast milk does not contain the germ and also because the milk does contain immune properties t…
An Apple A Day?
Autumn signals the return of the organic apple farmer to our local farmer's market. Each week he offers my family crisp slices of different varieties ? sometimes tart, sometimes sweet, sometimes perfe…
Organic Buying Power
Like many parents, you may want to buy organic foods for your children, but feel it's just too expensive. One way you can shop to make a very real difference is to buy the organic version of products …