Dose-up the Children
Our 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). …
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Concert Waif
I'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 MoreFoods To Help Lower Blood Pressure
High 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 MoreFaking it
The Dow Chemical company wants to sell you a new fat blocker as a way to allow you to eat unhealthy foods. Forget that the last fat blocker on the …
Faking it Read MoreYour Brain on Portions and Pleasure
This report speaks directly to the message we are trying to get across: that overweight and obesity is about more than just molecule micromanagment. To love your food and reintroduce …
Your Brain on Portions and Pleasure Read MorePace Controls Portions
It is important to say it again: Pace Controls Portions. This simple principle can be found in the healthy habits of the Mediterranean people, and has been replicated in this …
Pace Controls Portions Read MoreRed Wine Pill: FDA takes a closer look
Good for the FDA. They stepped up and smacked down a Georgia-based supplements manufacturer for making unfounded (read, rediculous) drug claims about one of its resveratrol pills. Read the report …
Red Wine Pill: FDA takes a closer look Read MoreYea tho’ I walk through the shadow …
Temptation is not often easily avoided. Halloween is a perfect example. Every year, the confection flood gates open, and test the mettle of your dreams of moderation. Just keep in …
Yea tho’ I walk through the shadow … Read More‘Halloween diarrhea’: Medical Mystery Solved
This research looks at the Tricks that certain Treats can cause for us after Halloween. According to this report, patients with severe diarrhea and flatulence may need to consider a …
‘Halloween diarrhea’: Medical Mystery Solved Read MoreAnd the Children Shall Lead Them …
According to this research, the message may be sinking in — in the UK, at least. Regardless of the location, it gives hope that we are actually having a positive …
And the Children Shall Lead Them … Read MoreI’ve heard it … you’ve heard it. “Don’t pass out candy. It’s bad for the kids!!” Then you hear the response: “But they won’t eat it. Kids’ will HATE the …
Read MoreThe Holiday Gauntlet: From November To New Years
If you have kids, you can expect a pillowcase full of candy to come into your living room and spill across your dining room table. Even if you don’t have …
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