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Busting The Calorie Myth

Do you still believe the calories in/calories out formula? It doesn’t work. In fact, it works against you. Here’s why.

Busting the Calorie Myth

“Because calories change as they enter the body, the nine grams for fat and four for everything else turn out to be not very accurate measures at all”

Rejuvenate Class! Detox, Rebalance, Replenish

Want to lose the belly bulge, clear your skin, sleep better, and feel great? My popular Rejuvenation! class has a third date added, by popular demand. Sign up now! The first 2 classes sold out fast!

Harvard vs The Milk Lobby

Let’s see… who should we believe on the health benefits, or lack thereof, of milk? The Harvard School of Public Health, or the Milk Lobby???

Are Smoothies Really Healthy?

The popularity of smoothies alarms me, particularly when they are made, as this one is, with lots of fruit and orange juice…

I’ve been a big fan of Mark Hyman for quite a while. And why not? He says everything I’ve been saying for years, with his MD and research to back it up. His new book is on a very important subject, and I highly recommend it to one and all.

A Radical Proposal For Valentine’s Day

In my 20s, in a little hole in the wall on the upper east side of Manhattan, I got the best haircut of my life….. How a hairdresser taught me a most important lesson about self-love.

Meditation for Busy People

Today’s column in The Times Herald Record, in which my editor gives me 375 words to explain what meditation isn’t, what it is, how to do it, and the benefits. How’d I do?

Really, Paula Deen? Really?

I am deeply sympathetic to Paula Deen’s right to privacy as she dealt with her health issues, but pardon my cynicism while I doubt that explanation for the three-year lag time. Here’s the truth about diabetes, genes and lifestyle.

Children’s A.D.D. Drugs Don’t Work Long-Term – NYTimes.com

“To date, no study has found any long-term benefit of attention-deficit medication on academic performance, peer relationships or behavior problems, the very things we would most want to improve. ” Children’s A.D.D. Drugs Don’t Work Long-Term – NYTimes.com. This is such an important article, given the number of children (and adults) on drugs for ADD/ADHD, orContinue reading “Children’s A.D.D. Drugs Don’t Work Long-Term – NYTimes.com”

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