Tag Archives: healthy eating

ADHD and Diet

Reading the papers this morning I come across an article in the New York Times, “Is It Really A.D.H.D. or Just Immaturity?” The article describes research in Taiwan that tries to distinguish between the incidence of ADHD suffered by children who enter … Continue reading

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June 3, Day 3

We are doing well. Even the newcomer to no-carb dining is doing well. Going from the Western Diet to a no-carb diet cannot be described as ‘One Small Change’. Changing from carbohydrate and fat and protein to fat and protein … Continue reading

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Truer Words Were Never Spoken

This headline could have been the tagline for my favorite book concerning dietary science and the history of dietary recommendations in the US, “The Big Fat Surprise”– Nutritional Science Isn’t Very Scientific In the online magazine Slate this morning they … Continue reading

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How Outrageous Is This?

It is possible, in some hospitals across the nation, to order fast food straight to your hospital room from fast food restaurants that are on the hospital campus. You might find your hospital on the list that was compiled by … Continue reading

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Great Problem to Have

I would like to tell you about a problem I’m having that is an symptom of a blessing I am enjoying…I have to get smaller pants. By eating a diet of predominately meat and fat I am slowly losing weight, while not starving myself. … Continue reading

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Supplement, Schmuplement

Guess what, if you take a really great natural nutrient and then process the plant or animal from which it came to get rid of every other component of that plant or animal, what you are left with is not the … Continue reading

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Save Yourself

I often hear people say that the reason they eat processed foods is that it’s all they can afford to eat. Ninety eight cents for a box of Kraft Mac and Cheese sounds like a good deal, hard to beat … Continue reading

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Things Are Getting Better All The Time

Nestle and Hershey are going to quit using artificial ingredients in their chocolates. Read about that here. Processed food makers are reporting slowing or negative growth, perhaps because people are eating more and more real food. I hope it’s not … Continue reading

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It Is A Matter Of Life And Death

It really is a matter of life and death, I am not being too shrill. I am reading Gary Taubes’ book “Good Calories, Bad Calories” and the current chapter is discussing the likelihood that diabetes and metabolic syndrome are precursors … Continue reading

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It’s So Ingrained…

I am 53 and by the time people get to be my age, their ideas about eating are pretty well set. Most people have a great feel for their foods, they know what foods they eat are healthy and which … Continue reading

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