January 5, 2012. Spices for good life. Kardea's new book on Mediterranean Spice Blends n the Jerusalem Post. 

September 16. 2011 Kardea launches spice blends.  Rob Leighton, author of "The Kardea Gourmet: Smart & Delicious Eating for a Healthy Heart," launches gourmet, high antioxidant spice blends to support a heart healthy Mediterranean diet.See press release.

June 7, 2011 Dr. Dean Ornish highly recommends The Kardea Gourmet. In Dr. Ornish's own words: "Dr Richard Collins is not only a cooking cardiologist,  he's a cardiolgist's cardiologist.  In this lifesaving book, he shows that it's not just how long we live,  it's also how well we live.  Highly recommended."  Dean Ornish, M.D. is founder of the Preventive Medicine Research Instiute and author of Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease.  This program was rated the #1 heart healthy diet in 2011 U.S. News & Worlds Reports.

June 3, 2011 Futurist Ray Kurzweil & Terry Grossman,  M.D. review The Kardea Gourmet in June newsletter.

June, 2011 Today's Dietitian  review of The Kardea Gourmet 

May 20, 2011  Heart Healthy Cuisine - Review of The Kardea Gourmet in the Jerusalem Post

May 12, 2011  The Kardea Gourmet reviewed at EveryDiet.org.

April 5, 2011 Connecticut Food Executives Bring Delicious, Heart-Healthy Living to New Levels - Press Release

March 28, 2011 Kardea Gourmet Available at Selected Whole Foods Markets - Mark Twain sadly reasoned that the only way to good health was to eat and drink what you what don’t like and don’t want. A new book by preventive cardiologist Richard Collins M.D., self-described food passionisto Rob Leighton, and Susan Buckley, R.D., takes the opposite view and shows how delicious foods can be healthy.  Press Release
 

February 9, 2011  Diet-to-Go Interview with Rob Leighton,  co-author of the Kardea Gourmet and Founder of Kardea Nutrition.  Read Rob's answers to the Diet-to-Go editor-in-chief question: " I see your plan wants us to work our way towards a plant-based diet. I like meat... a lot. Can you convert me?"  

December 30, 2010  Kardea Nutrition introduced a lower calorie nutrition bar designed to support heart health and weight management. “Snacking has become a major source of harmful calories,” says Kardea’s Founder, Robert Leighton. "Our newly formulated bars provide a delicious and balanced mix of healthy ingredients that satisfies hunger and delivers heart healthful nutrition."  Press Release