Author: Kaoru Kashima

All living beings are made up of cells. The adult human body is made up of about 60-90 trillion cells! Our bodies take food, digest it, capture its nutrients, and transport these nutrients to our cells. What we eat becomes the cell structure of our bodies, and the cell structure determines our physical—healthy and unhealthy—nature. … Continue reading Over Eating Causes You to Age →

Another health movie called, “Hungry for Change”, was released last month (they offered a limited time, free download which I posted on facebook). The movie is similar to “Food matters” but teaches you about: How to navigate your supermarket - what to buy and what to avoid The real truth behind "DIET", "SUGAR-FREE" and "FAT-FREE" … Continue reading Hungry for Change →

I confess that I love bread!!! Once I moved to NY, my consumption of bread has definitely increased because they are convenient, there are many great bakeries in NYC, and I am totally fucked on real bagels! However, shockingly, I found out the wheat makes you sick and fat. I don’t have any typical gluten-sensitive … Continue reading Bread Lover’s Nightmare? →

Are you having dyspepsia (indigestion) including heartburn, flatulence, belching, the appearance of undigested food in your stool, bloating, bowel disorders, abdominal cramping, or food allergies? These symptoms could be caused by the improper digestion of food, which could occur from a deficiency of digestive enzymes. Did you know that without enzymes, we cannot survive? Naturopathic … Continue reading Got Enzyme? →

Here is a shocking story I would like to share with you. A good friend of mine was trying to find a psychologist to have some therapy sessions with. He called every single doctor in his insurance’s network to setup an appointment but couldn’t get one. Do you know why? Every single doctor’s office he … Continue reading Why do I need medication? →

In early December of last year, I went to an annual review event at Mount Sinai Children’s Environmental Health Center. At the event, they talked about birth defects, learning disabilities, obesity, and breast cancer from toxic chemicals. The panelists are pediatricians, toxicologist, PhD environmental activists. Those professionals gave us the facts from their studies and … Continue reading It is Time to Switch to Non-Plastic →

Parents talk and share about their kids poops but not their own.  Adults don’t’ talk about bowel movement (BM) with peers so they may not be aware of abnormal BM, only later to find out that they are having some gastrointestinal problems or other serious illness.  Don’t take your poop and BM for granted. Unhealthy … Continue reading How regular are you? →

Have you guys heard or read about The New York Times article, “Bad Food? Tax It and Subsidize Vegetables”? It was in the July 24 Sunday paper. The article is about an idea that the writher, Mark Bittman came up with.  The idea is to link taxes on unhealthy "hyper processed" foods like soda, French … Continue reading Bad Food Tax →