What would you guess – what’s the best option for healthy food?
A- Eating fresh is the only way to eat
B – Frozen is as good as fresh
C – Canned, fresh or frozen are all equal
Any takers?
Here are some things to think about:
Fresh food is great – when you can get it.
However, think about eating fresh [...]

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Do you obsess over healthy food? I know quite a few people who fall into this trap. It’s becoming more common as Americans become overly focused on getting healthier through the perfect diet.
I was reading this article on orthorexia yesterday and thinking about this issue. How ironic that some of us are falling prey to [...]

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How much sugar are you getting in your afternoon snack or breakfast cereal? Sure, you know how many grams because it says on the side of the box, but what does it really mean? How many teaspoons of the sweet stuff are you really getting in your system?
SugarStacks.com shows you by reviewing common foods and [...]

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A new report from the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation showed that Americans are getting fatter. In 31 states, more than 25% of adults are obese. In 1991, no state had more than a 20 percent obesity rate. Today, the only state that doesn’t is Colorado, at 18.9 percent.
In addition, [...]

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One of my clients told me that her biggest fear is death. I think this is many people’s biggest fear, though it’s not top of mind most of the time. We don’t think about how short life is until someone near to us falls ill or leaves us – or when celebrities leave this mortal [...]

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I don’t normally talk about pharmaceutical issues on this blog, but this is particularly disturbing to me.
Yesterday, Merck received preliminary qualification from the World Health Organization for its HPV vaccine, Gardasil. This will make it possible for agencies like the United Nations Children’s Fund to use Gardasil in national immunization programs.
The problem is that it [...]

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The recession may be shrinking wallets, but for some it’s expanding waistlines.
A couple of months ago, the NY Times reported that candy sales were up – not fancy candies, but corner store and nostalgic varieties.  And a recent survey by Career builder showed that people were snacking more due to worries about the recession.
This is [...]

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Have you shut yourself in, started wearing a mask, and avoided pigs at all cost because of the swine flu, also known as the H1N1 virus? Despite all the media hype, there’s really no need for you to worry about this so-called pandemic.
The news is already starting to turn the story around. The Washington Post [...]

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