Category Archives: 4Leaf for Life

Can you name the 3 primary drivers of our health care costs?

Posted on 05/22/2011 by J. Morris Hicks

BREAKFAST , LUNCH  & DINNER!!  Did you get them right? Barack Obama and many presidents before him have often talked about our health care costs as being the single biggest problem facing our nation. Yet, the exquisitely simple solution is … Continue reading →

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Readers call for HELP in establishing a “4-Leaf” habit

Posted on 05/16/2011 by J. Morris Hicks

People occasionally ask me, “How can we possibly get over 80% of our calories from whole plants when everywhere we go (restaurants, parties, grocery stores), over 90% of the calories are derived from meat, dairy or highly refined carbohydrates?”  I … Continue reading →

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Counting calories, yo-yo diets, and beyond…

Posted on 05/05/2011 by J. Morris Hicks

According to an article in today’s (5-5-11) USA Today, only about 9% of Americans report counting calories. Nanci Hellmich reported in the article that “Research shows that people who keep track of calories lose twice as much weight as those who … Continue reading →

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