So Many Approaches…Who’s Right?

The China Study.  The Mediterranean Diet.  The Paleo Diet.  Who’s right?  It won’t be remotely surprising to anyone who knows my position which diet I’d naturally support but what about the research and science behind the other two methods?   I should mention that I chose these two approaches to compare to Paleo living only […]

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Progress on School Lunches?

Let me start by saying that apparently, pizza still counts as a vegetable.  Not kidding. “Millions of schoolchildren in the United States will see more fruit and vegetables and less fat on their lunch plates under new U.S. Department of Agriculture standards unveiled Wednesday aimed at improving child nutrition and reducing childhood obesity”, begins a […]

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No, You Are Not ‘Doomed’ to be Fat

I was pleasantly surprised after reading the headline article in today’s Livestrong.com ‘s newsletter.  Nice, for a change!I saw the headline and prepared for what would likely be another “woe-is-me, I have ‘fat genes’ and there’s nothing I can do” diatribe.Not so much!Rather, the author shares that despite being overweight as a child, the message, […]

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