Fat Burning Pills, Powders and Potions… Really?

“I lost ten pounds in one week simply by adding ‘Brand X’ to my daily regime!“, claimed a happy customer on the website of one of the (unfortunately) popular fat-burning supplement companies. Not only does this statement reinforce a popular misconception, that we can easily get a quick fix for weight loss, it perpetuates what […]

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The Gluten-Free Bandwagon

According to a recent article in Ad-Age, the gluten-free industry has amassed $4.2 billion in sales so far in 2013. Sounds like a pretty good reason to jump on, doesn’t it? Set aside the fact that roughly 3 million Americans who are diagnosed with Celiac might have, at one time, been the sole target audience; […]

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Starch At Every Meal? Not Necessary.

I’ve written a lot about how my mom is the one I must give a lot of credit to, for raising me with good food values and  a holistic approach to what I chose to put in my body… or not. She was a true hippie, through and through, and our daily fare included homemade […]

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