It's All About the Food
Do you actually enjoy a crisis? Half of my automobile trunk is taken up with an actual spare tire on an actual wheel rim. Why? Because the idea of being out in the middle of nowhere with a no spare (or even a donut tire) …
Mom, is getting breakfast for children (and yourself) the biggest test of your day? Whew! Does the challenge result in quick bowls of box cereal (or pop tarts) because, forget it, nobody has time to scramble eggs? The bummer is that quick bowls of box …
“Listen,” a friend whispered to me, “the fitness guy at my gym once told me that exercise has nothing to do with weight loss. Like he said, you can’t overcome a bad diet with exercise. Is that right?” Yep, he’s right!. In a recent newspaper …
First of all, this is not a discussion of meat. Meat is rarely a contributor to weight problems. The blame for your excess body fat can be placed squarely on the combination of dietary sugar and fat. Not just sugar alone. Not just fat alone. …
Unfortunately, diabetes doesn’t scare some people. But Alzheimer’s certainly does. So when you see that Alzheimer’s is a form of diabetes affecting the brain, then you may decide to pay more attention. Because particularly in cases of type 2 diabetes, prevention is almost always possible.
I am not a doctor and thank my lucky stars that I am not. The pressure must be intense. Instead I am among a much smaller group of scientists, doctors, and laymen who care more about preventing illness than treating it. None the less, some …
DO YOUR FRIENDS A FAVOR AND SEND THEM THIS POST. Surprise! I’m not going to talk about food, at least not directly. My book, It’s All about the Food, is about how the right foods can make you healthy and how the wrong foods “don’t”. …
An Ounce of Prevention I learned this week that another friend has cancer, reminding me once again that cancer is ugly and devious. Treating active cancer is a battle. Gardeners, this is very much like the battle of the squash beetles in your vegetable garden. …
I monitor research and progress on many chronic diseases including cancer. A lot of good stuff is happening with cancer and this post intends to bring you up to speed. But first let’s start with a little background so the “happenings” will make sense.
I had lunch with a new acquaintance, Martha, a couple months ago. Our acquaintance began when all the tables in the restaurant were full and she graciously invited me to join her. She was a lovely and friendly lady and we liked each other right …