“Perceptual Shifts” and Craving Control
In the course of surfing the NYT this morning, I stopped to read a short review of Dr. David Kessler’s book, “The End of Overeating”. One point in particular really leaped out: Planned and structured eating and understanding your personal food triggers are essential. In addition, educating yourself about food can help alter your perceptions about what types of food are desirable. Just as many of us now find...
This is Why I Don’t Care For Sushi
Or ceviche, for that matter. I love fish. Especially salmon. But I’ll take mine cooked, thank you.
Young Adults’ Lack of Aerobic Fitness Increases Risk of Diabetes
According to research from Northwestern University, aerobically unfit young adults (18 – 30 years of age) are at increased risk of developing diabetes in middle age. Most healthy 25 year olds don’t stay up at night worrying whether they are going to develop diabetes in middle age. The disease is not on their radar, and middle age is a lifetime away. As it turns out, many should be concerned. Researchers at Northwestern...
Water Workouts
When I was a kid, I was definitely no athlete. That didn’t keep me from being dragooned into my high school’s swim team, however. My older sister – who graduated just before I showed up – had been a star, and I was expected to uphold the Pratt family honor. Not! Ok, I wasn’t a total boat anchor, but let’s just say Vanessa’s swimming fins were a little too big for me to fill. Nonetheless, the...
“Big Herba”
If you believe you’re sticking it to the system by using supps and “natural” cures vs. conventional treatments, think again… According to Associated Press writer, Marilyn Marchione, “Big Herba” is getting to be as big as “Big Pharma”…and in some cases, they’re one and the same. Marchione’s article, “Many Herbal Products Made by Big Pharma” makes it clear...
You Know You’re Getting Older…
…when you go to a family gathering on the other side of the state, and one of the guests is your brother-in-law’s cardiologist. No, seriously… he even complimented me on my high HDL/low LDL cholesterol level. In addition to having high cholesterol, my bro-in-law evidently has elevated blood pressure, high uric acid, high fasting glucose and kidney stones. He’s 7 years older than my husband, John. He’s...
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