For a better culture of health
On June 20, 1676, the governing council of Charlestown, Massachusetts met to decide how best to express thanks for the good fortune that had seen their community securely established. By …
First Pilgrim Proclamation of Thanksgiving Read MoreThroughout Thanksgiving week, we will be talking about our traditions, trivia, and even turkey nutrition. You may not know this, but had it not been for the author of the …
Thanksgiving Week starts with “Mary Had A Little Lamb” Read MoreData glut. Information overload. Knowing more and more about less and less. Isn’t this how it feels when you look at the encyclopedic information on the back of a food …
Labels Read MoreIf you choose to stuff your turkey, stuff loosely. The stuffing should be moist, not dry, since heat destroys bacteria more rapidly in a moist environment. Place stuffed turkey in …
Timing on Thanksgiving Day Read MoreThe U.S. FDA is blocking the import of all milk products from China. Not just milk, but “milk-derived ingredients and finished food products containing milk from China due to the …
Milk and Melamine Read MoreUnilever Food and Health Research Institute wants to put chemical odorants in your food, so you will perceive it as a healthy food option. Here’s the article.Their researchers picked commercially …
Smelling Flavor Read MoreI was teaching a group on the Path program a couple of nights ago. One of the participants, who is really doing well, nevertheless has a wicked schedule. She’s always …
Schedule troubles Read MoreYou’re never going to believe this (here’s the article). You know how genetic engineers can take recombinant DNA of one plant, and splice it into another, and give us GMO …
Genetically Modified ANIMALS for Food Read MoreWe have to confront one of our must cherished notions about weight and health — regarding the dietary demon of fat. This article, published in the American Journal of Clinical …
Diet and Fat Read MoreOur culture of health seems to adopt a “give pills first, ask questions later” mentality. In other words, treat with a product (drugs), rather than with a process (behavioral therapy). …
Dose-up the Children Read MoreI'm at the idina Menzel concert. The person selling the T-shirts for the warmup act is a waif. Nice girl, but a complete bird, with wrists like pencils. you just …
Concert Waif Read MoreHigh blood pressure is not just about the sodium anymore. The factor you can increase … to decrease … your blood pressure, turns out to be foods with Potassium. Blood …
Foods To Help Lower Blood Pressure Read More