I was saddened to read how girls as young as five start thinking of fat as undesirable and skinny as good (in the Times newspaper as part of response to a question sent in by a mother who was anxious that her three year old was...
May 12, 2008 0 comments
If you haven't yet read Michael Pollan's " In Defense of Food, An Eaters Manifesto " - I highly recommend it. In my opinion it is one of the most important books written on diet and nutrition. A few months back, I drew a summary of Pollan's...
May 12, 2008 0 comments
Photo Courtesy of #BennehBoy Editor?s note: This is a guest post from Sarah Scrafford, an industry critic, as well as a regular contributor on the subject of RN . I hate vacations, not because I?m a workaholic, but because I?m...
May 9, 2008 0 comments
We like it sweet. Too sweet - and I can't help wondering how our obsession with sweetness is tied to our expanding waists. Food mega-giant Kraft recently scored a hit in China with Oreos cookies - but not the kind that Americans eat. According...
May 9, 2008 0 comments
Wow. This is my first blog.
May 8, 2008 0 comments
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Eggs are in the news again. Is it good news this time or bad news? Well--it's both. Yet again, eggs are confusing us all by being nutritious, but associated with certain health risks. According to recent studies, the news looks good...
May 8, 2008 0 comments
Yahoo news is touting the benefits of big hips and butt: "A type of fat that accumulates around the hips and bottom may actually offer some protection against diabetes". Unfortunately the result has only been examined in mice. Kahn and...
May 8, 2008 0 comments
This is a guest post from Kerry McLeod of eBrandAid . It seems that juice manufacturers are capitalizing on our culture's obsession with weight by putting their juices on a "diet!" Just walk down any juice aisle and find many of your...
May 7, 2008 0 comments
Jackie is back from the cruise, happy to see Briana. They start talking about the cruise, and Rebecca comes up. Jackie says that she doesn’t know boundaries, but Briana points out that Jackie needs to also start taking...
May 6, 2008 0 comments
Tags: Jackie Warner, Work Out, Brian Peeler, Personal Trainer, Jamie Eason, Sky Lab
I successfully made a beef stew about one month ago for a small dinner party, and it was great. I basically threw whatever I had available into a slow-cooker in the morning before leaving for work, and when I returned home, dinner...
May 6, 2008 0 comments
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