Does “Natural” = “Healthy”?
It was a snowy night in Albany. Good night for a simple, comfort meal of tomato soup and grilled cheese sammies, on whole grain bread, lovingly prepared with my own two hands in my cozy kitchen. Got...
View ArticleFat Monkeys
Maybe it’s that Spring is here. The promise of warmer weather heralding a season of less clothing, more skin. The notion of exposing winter-pale surfaces and those “few extra pounds” make us fearful...
View ArticleSugar–nutrition’s bad boy
Sugar’s bad reputation is relatively old news for most of us in the integrative medicine community, but, thankfully, sugar’s notoriety has finally made the front pages. The story now being highlighted...
View ArticleSugar: real or fake, good or bad
My oldest daughter recently implored, “Mom you’ve got to write a blog about sugar!” She’s 24, living in NYC and working for a wellness company. She’s been noticing all around her that folks are using...
View ArticleSugar, nutrition’s bad boy
Early this month JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) published a study that concluded: “Most US adults consume more added sugar than is recommended for a healthy diet. We observed a...
View ArticleIs It or Is It Not the Sweet Life?
Today I begin a series on that most pernicious of foods: Sugar. Most people eat way too much sugar in their diet, and this is not a good thing. It can lead to health problems, and serious health...
View ArticleSugar a Natural? High Fructose Corn Syrup Strikes Back
I’ve been writing articles about sugar, and how detrimental it is to your health. I started off by telling you about the downside of sugar, and then how toxic high fructose corn syrup is. From there, I...
View ArticleObesity and the Chemicals We Eat
I’ve been writing about obesity and its increased rate in most countries around the world, and especially in the U.S. I’ve also discussed that the main culprits of the obesity epidemic are sugar, high...
View ArticleWhat’s Making Teens Obese? Hint: It’s Not the Lack of Exercise
I wrote a prior article on obesity in children, Obesity: What Are We Doing to Our Children? in which I talked about obesity in children, and the fact that in the U.S. nearly one in three children and...
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