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Mark Bittmans Customizable Soups – NYTimes.com

Once again, this is why I’m a Mark Bittman fan. His recipes are healthy, simple, satisfying, and anyone can use them. I’m going to take his advice and pin this one to the fridge. Mark Bittmans Customizable Soups – NYTimes.com. You can find many of his recipes online, but if you like having it allContinue reading “Mark Bittmans Customizable Soups – NYTimes.com”

Why Is Eating Real Food So Unthinkable?

“The truly healthy alternative to that chip is not a fake chip; it’s a carrot.” via Is Eat Real Food Unthinkable? – NYTimes.com. I was sad when I heard Mark Bittman, one of my favorite chefs, was no longer going to be sharing his recipes in the New York Times each week, but reading, I’mContinue reading “Why Is Eating Real Food So Unthinkable?”

Chia Seeds and Weight Loss

Chia Seeds and Weight Loss – NYTimes.com. I don’t know who has claimed that chia seeds will make you lose weight. Certainly not me.  But they are a nutritional powerhouse, and made my list of  5 Superfoods for their impressive combination of Omega 3s, fiber, protein, calcium and magnesium among its benefits.  Also, the brandContinue reading “Chia Seeds and Weight Loss”

Is this the year you take charge of your health?

Are we really so ill-designed that we now need pharmaceuticals to function and survive? Is there no alternative to our bodies breaking down so terribly, long before we’re done using them? Is being and staying healthy so uncommon it’s no longer “normal”? My answer is a resounding NO!

F.D.A. Fails to Approve New Diet Pill

F.D.A. Fails to Approve Contrave, a New Diet Pill – NYTimes.com. There’s good news, and there’s bad news. There is no pill, and there’s not likely to be in the foreseeable future.  And if and when there is, it will come with myriad risks to other aspects of your health. There is, however, a sure-fireContinue reading “F.D.A. Fails to Approve New Diet Pill”

“If they can’t have a beer & a hot dog once in a while, you haven’t fixed ’em” George Goodheart, Father of Kinesiology

I once attended a seminar given by a fairly prominent and well-published M.D. He began by telling a story about a woman who had gone on a 30 day fast, and then came in to see him. “It didn’t work at all” she told him. “All my symptoms came back the first time I had a few french fries.”

How To Have Flawless Skin

I am regularly asked how I get my “flawless skin.” I appreciate the compliments and I am pleased to share my secrets, such as they are. Certainly, a healthy lifestyle is the foundation for healthy skin, and I practice what I preach.