For a better culture of health
Here’s what we know.1) Excess salt consumption is linked to heart disease and stroke.2) The Food and Drug Administration wants Americans to have fewer heart attacks and strokes. But their …
FDA Cuts the GRAS on Salt Read MoreIt’s back. Even though articles like this one remind us that women who take HRT are at an increased risk of stroke, and your risk of this life-threatening event is …
Hormone Replacement Therapy Redux Read MoreThe title of this article is as follows: Supplements a solution for B6 deficiency, says study But the study said nothing of the kind. This is a glaring example of …
Misleading Titles on Vitamin B Supplements Read MoreFrom the Center For Science in the Public Interest: Glossary ANTIOXIDANTS retard the oxidation of unsaturated fats and oils, colorings, and flavorings. Oxidation leads to rancidity, flavor changes, and loss …
Food Additives Read MoreFood and Drink reports that weight loss products are flagging under the weight of consumer skepticism. This is great news for the culture of health, as this points to the …
Weight Loss Pills, Products, Potions Finally Falter Read MoreThe New York Times reported today that there are some great ways to cook vegetables to maximize the vitamin content, and that eating them raw was not always as good …
When fat can be healthy Read MoreIt is a catch-22. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. In this article in the New York Times, we hear the concerns of parents who want to buy …
Baby Food For Parents Read MoreOur culture of health can be so misleading, especially when we hear reasonable. This woman is Amy Lanou, who co-authored this article dissing the prospective role of dairy in diet …
Doctors Dissing Dairy Debatable Read MoreWe’re so excited to be running this campaign to help combat childhood obesity. This pilot program will be expanded each year until childhood obesity (now at a shameful 15% nationwide) …
While You’re At It …. Read MoreRegarding High Fructose Corn Syrup. “The digestion, absorption, and metabolism of fructose … favors de novo lipogenesis [fat creation].” “In mammals, fructose is known to be able to raise plasma …
Getting Fat on High Fructose Corn Syrup Read More“People watch,” next time you’re in the grocery line. There’s always someone with carts that bulge with every conceivable kind of diet food. Flats of turkey bacon prop listlessly against …
The Gastro-Physics of Dietary Anti-Matter Read MoreThe Royal Wedding12th October 1810 Crown Prince Ludwig, later to become King Ludwig I, was married to Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen on 12th October 1810. The citizens of Munich were …
History of the Oktoberfest Read More