snickers candy bar | photo: FightinG FalcoN It’s in the news. Mars has announced that it will stop selling king or super-sized candy bars. They are now only going to sell candy bars with 250 or less calories in them. Quite honestly I’m annoyed about this announcement. My initial response is that they are pandering […]
Continue Readingwalking | photo: jzlomek Some of the people I work with want to lose weight. So we talk not only about what they are eating (and how and why), but about the other aspects of their life. Are they engaged in some sort of mindfulness practice, do they have good social interactions, are they exercising? […]
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Super Bowl Sunday It’s right around the corner; this one day of the year that is almost an unofficial national holiday. In fact, the NFL would very much like this to be a 3-day weekend in order to accommodate their fans and the parties. While I don’t follow football very closely I do find myself […]
Continue ReadingJust a short post today. I recently found out that a number of my friends didn’t know this super simple trick for growing spring onions (some folks call them green onions) indoors. So I thought I’d share. Trim off any wilted or slimy bits from the onion.Cut the ends so that there is at least […]
Continue ReadingLately I’ve been seeing a fair amount of advertising and other information floating around the internet talking about acidophilus. Manufacturers seem very excited about it….. More than just acidophilus… When taking antibiotics it’s important to also take probiotics. This is because the antibiotics will kill both beneficial and not-so-beneficial bacteria in your gut. In order […]
Continue ReadingThere’s been a lot of buzz around the internet the last week about a celebrity chef who has Type 2 diabetes. This morning the rumors have been confirmed. Paula Deen spoke with USAToday this morning and shared that she has been struggling with type 2 diabetes for three years. She’s also inked a new deal […]
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Previously, I wrote a post about gut health and allergies. In that post, I mentioned a study conducted in Sweden highlighting the benefits of having a diverse bacterial ecosystem in the gut to help protect against future allergies and conditions, including eczema.The Importance of a Diverse Gut EcosystemStrong and diverse gut health does more than […]
Continue Readingmouse on a wheel | photo: riekhavoc Word is buzzing about a new hormone that has just been discovered. Called irisin it’s believed to effectively help shift adipose (fatty tissue) from white fat to brown fat. Brown fat is desirable because it essentially burns fat. Babies have a lot of it but it decreases as […]
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A community member asked, “Can you share about hidden sugars in foods? And their various names? I have a diabetic in the family and get very frustrated trying to cut back on the sugars.”Sugar is a very tricky ingredient in our food supply. Manufacturers want to include it because we are predisposed to like sweet […]
Continue ReadingAs I said…it was a busy night. I actually managed to participate in two twitter parties with the second one based on Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. The topic of the evening was Winter Seasonal Foods. This was a great topic; I love seasonal eating. We try pretty hard to eat seasonal foods in our home […]
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