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Be Selfish, It Hurts No One
How do you help yourself without hurting your friends? That is a really profound question, if you give it some serious thought. There are a lot of my friends, whether I know them or not, that make their living creating … Continue reading
Ying and Yang
If it’s good for me, it’s bad for you. If we both benefit then the good and bad are evenly divided. My needs swirl around your excesses. When they say that opposites attract, I think that ying and yang more … Continue reading
Pseudo-Science, Defined
There is science and the scientific method, and then there is pseudo-science. It can be difficult to tell the difference, but once you know about the scientific method it becomes much easier to tell them apart. From Wikipedia: The chief … Continue reading
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Tagged milk, milk is not good for you, milk is unhealthy, pseudoscience, science, scientific method, USDA
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You Have All the Power
The good thing about living during an epidemic is that you have lots of company to share your misery with. We are living in an epidemic, one that is destroying lives young and old. You know someone, probably whole … Continue reading
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Tagged epidemic, health care crisis, sugar, sugar-free, sugarscience.org
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When Does a Potato Become an Imitation Potato?
There are lots of varieties of potato. Right off the top of my head I can name red, gold and russet. From potatogoodness.com we find that There are more than 100 varieties of potatoes sold throughout the United States. Each … Continue reading
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Tagged asparagaine, genetically modified foods, gmo, health claims, innate potatoes
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If You Are Obese…
If you are obese, you are not to blame. More and more people are becoming obese, the most recent figures say every third person is obese. So many people are obese, it is just not possible that it can be … Continue reading
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Tagged diet, obesity, obesity education, overweight, public opinion
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Dear Diary
Dear Diary, I sent myself to bed without dinner. Went to bed yesterday at 5:30 PM, slept a couple of hours. Got ready for work at 11:00 PM, worked all night. Now it is 6:30 in the morning and I … Continue reading
Artificial Ingredients Kill Pets
According to this article on Salon.com, there are things you can eat, in normal doses that you should make sure that your pets don’t get into. One thing that will cause problems is related to the topics we discuss here in … Continue reading
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Tagged animal trials, artificial ingredients, artificial sweetener, food science, human trials, xylitol
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Mardi GRAS
“Safe” is one of those words. It means different things in different contexts. You are driving down the interstate highway at seventy-five miles per hour. You feel safe, even though you are doing one of the most dangerous things, statistically, … Continue reading
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Tagged FDA, Food Safety, Generally Recognized as Safe, GRAS, human trials, poison control, USDA
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Be Your Strength
You are emotionally attached to food. We all are. We are intimately associated with the things we eat and even if you think that your dining decisions are automatic, I guarantee you that they are not. Three out of four … Continue reading
One Small Change at a Time 