Diet

I am a big proponent of farm to table eating.  I am also fortunate to live in an area where Organic Farming has been a way of life for more than 3 centuries.  Robert Rodale who initially repopularized the concept in the 70’s started his magazine within a few miles of where I grew up. […]

We have a long way to go with the understanding of what happens in the uterus during pregnancy.  But one thing is for sure, the uterus and intrauterine environment are major determinants of a baby’s health. A recent study has shown a close correlation between maternal weight and telomere length. This is very intriguing because

I kid you not, this is a thing! At least in the minds of some. Several years back I wrote a joking blog post entitled something like “I want a date with Dr Suzanne Gundakunst”.  I teased the good doctor about her hypothesis that gut bacteria were responsible for making people fat. Well it turns

Over the past decade I have been ridiculed on several occasions for my perceived ambivalence about artificial sweeteners. My stance on them has been as follows: “If they keep you away from excess sugar then I have no problem with their occasional use.”  The advent of Stevia and its cousins in the past few years

We spend a lot of time looking for reasons why we are fat. There has to be some other answer besides too much sitting and too much eating. While personally I don’t believe there are a lot of other meaningful answers to this ever-growing problem, there is a recent study that is quite interesting. A