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Jamaica: Land of Mosquitoes, Machetes and MSG, Part 3

ahewcn — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:28:03 +0000

Being the tropics, mosquitoes are a part of life in Jamaica. I didn’t see anything ridiculous in terms of size, but they can be a menace.

Many places will have mosquito nets on the beds to protect you, but you still may get bitten. My daughter, Daisy, had bites all over and seems to have developed a [...]

Why Water Quality Matters

ahewcn — Sat, 12 May 2012 03:50:01 +0000

It is clear that drinking water is more beneficial to the body than drinking sodas, coffee, tea and juice, but so few people pay attention to the quality of the water they consume.

Tap water, for example, is filled with harmful contaminants such as chlorine, fluoride and all other sorts of industrial chemical runoff. These contaminants are [...]

Jamaica: Land of Mosquitoes, Machetes and MSG, Part 2

ahewcn — Wed, 09 May 2012 18:17:50 +0000

OK. So I’m working backwards here, but who cares?

I knew about violence in Jamaica, but was unprepared for the number of machetes that are in this country! EVERYBODY AND THEIR MOTHER (literally) has a machete! And they use them often. There are practical uses such as slaughtering an animal or chopping coconuts open, but unfortunately, [...]

Jamaica: Land of Mosquitoes, Machetes and MSG, Part 1

ahewcn — Mon, 07 May 2012 03:26:47 +0000

This is kinda graphic. So don’t read if you don’t want to know that much about me!

Recently, a reader asked how she can stay healthy while visiting Jamaica. My family is Jamaican, but due to years of civil war, I never had any interest in returning. Then a few years back, my long lost cousin down [...]

Foie Gras: The Truth behind the Delicacy

ahewcn — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:38:30 +0000

One food that I was excited (yes, I said excited) to see in St. Martin was foie gras. Foie gras has gotten a lot of bad press over the years because several special interest groups have decided to target this tiny cottage industry over a lack of understanding the anatomy and feeding habits of geese in [...]

Health Food in St. Martin

ahewcn — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:12:52 +0000

If you can’t eat just anywhere, then here’s your guide to finding health foods on vacation. In particular, people with severe intolerances like gluten intolerance will need to pack their food.

The types of snacks I pack on trips

As you know, I like to pack my own healthy stuff to bring on my trips. Usually, a [...]

How much water should you be drinking?

ahewcn — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 04:47:31 +0000

Nowadays, there appear to be many misunderstandings about how much drinking water is most beneficial to your health. Several professionals state that you ought to consume eight eyeglasses per day. Others sustain that you ought to consume a minimum of 1/2 oz of water for each pound of body weight. However where do these types of [...]

Thanksgiving and the End to Hospitality

ahewcn — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:43:53 +0000

Let’s face it, hospitality is dead. It seems like you can’t go anywhere these days without somebody complaining about how whatever it is that you were eating or you’re serving in your holiday meal conflicts with their social or moral stance on something.

Back in the day, when somebody went to another person’s house and they didn’t [...]

Halloween Myths: How We All Got Duped

ahewcn — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 21:42:54 +0000

People always assume that because my birthday is the day before Halloween that I automatically love it. But nothing could be further from the truth. Even as a child I couldn’t stand the idea of walking from door to door begging people for candy. I didn’t even really like candy all that much. I still don’t. [...]

Bacon Lovers Rejoice!

ahewcn — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 05:08:27 +0000

Recently, I saw a reporter ask the question, “Can you eat bacon and still be healthy?” If you’ve read anything I’ve been writing over the past 3 years, you’ll realize that my answer is a resounding YES! As a holistic nutritionist who believes in following the wisdom of the ancients and traditional eating when it comes [...]