As much as my education and training wanted to deny anything Nina Teicholz said in her book, The Big Fat Surprise, I couldn’t. For some time now I’ve questioned the low-fat diet approach because the only option left for someone once fat has been eliminated is to increase carbohydrate intake....Read more

February is National Heart Month. Wearing red shows you recognize it, support it and hopefully do something for your health so you don’t succumb to heart disease. For so many years research has spotlighted men and heart disease. Yet heart disease is the number one killer of women. Unfortunately,...Read more

Breaking the salt habit isn’t an easy thing to do. The salt taste buds on the sides of your tongue want to be satisfied. They don’t care that too much salt in the diet increases the risk of hypertension for certain people (African-Americans and people older than 40, as well as increasing...Read more

A huge study was done at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to determine whether multi-vitamins are worth the price. Visit for details. http://tiny.cc/0QXP1 It seems that multi-vitamins aren’t worth the price. I’ve taken a multi-vitamin each day as “insurance” for those...Read more