Belviq, A New Diet Drug Approved by FDA…Just What We Need

No matter that it could maybe, possibly cause heart damage (remember Fen-Phen?), and those who are obese might only expect to lose a small percentage of their bodyweight, it’s just time something like this became available for those times when diet and exercise alone simply aren’t enough, right? Oh, hardly! An article in the Times […]

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Can Paleo Help Mental Clarity?

How important is food on one’s behavior? Only about as significant as the importance of getting a good night’s sleep and drinking enough water. In other words, it’s huge! The first example that comes to mind on this subject matter is the number of children who are diagnosed with ADD or ADHD and then medicated […]

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Should Obesity Be Considered a Handicap?

I stood at my gate yesterday, ready to board the plane as soon as they finished up with the earlier boarding group, which included with ‘those requiring assistance’ and those with small children under two. For my flight, there happened to be three people in wheelchairs, two elderly and one with an injury. Fair enough; […]

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Is Healthy Food Actually Not That Costly?

A reader recently sent me a link to an interesting article in the Huffington Post which discussed whether eating healthy food truly is more expensive than eating at fast food restaurants. “The government says it all depends on how you measure the price. If you compare the price per calorie – as some previous researchers […]

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