Just as I'm hoping that things are getting better on the food front, the FDA is now considering the approval of GMO salmon. Seriously??? Farm raised salmon is bad enough, but this is insanity! I've stepped up on my soapbox before about "Frankenfood" and now it's time for me to get back up on it […]
A friend of mine tweeted about some extreme developments re: baby carrots the other day that was such awesome news, I thought it was worth a mention. I'm so happy that "A Bunch of Carrot Farmers" (that's the name of the group) have decided to take on the junk food industry by parodying their advertising tricks […]
Do you know what your basal or resting body temperature is? Chances are, if it's too low (below 98.6) it might mean your body's just not running on all cylinders. Here's the scoop. I've read articles in the past dealing with body temp and thyroid function, namely stuff inspired by the famous Doc Broda Barnes […]
New study may have come up with a more accurate estimate for healthy women to predict peak exercise heart rate. Ladies, we may have been making things harder on ourselves for a lot of years. A new study out of my home town (Chicago) may have come up with a more accurate estimate for healthy women […]
I was shocked when I heard that 37 yr. old Gwyneth Paltrow was recently diagnosed with osteopenia, the pre-cursor of the crippling bone disease osteoporosis. This silent menace normally affects women over 50. But recently it's become more common in younger women because of many stupid lifestyle fads like low fat diets, juice cleanses, macrobiotic diets […]
A few weeks ago during a speaking engagement I was asked my thoughts about this statement “I’m fat because I’ve got bad genetics”. I gave a two part answer. Part one, it’s a common excuse given by lots of folks to not get off their butts and do something to improve their health. Part two, […]