Food marketing is a nasty business. It has very little to do with nutrition. And has everything to do with creating profitable new products geared to their best customers. Who else but a [...]
Category: General Health
“Eggsistential” angst
Speaking of healthy breakfasts (as we did in Dispatch “Breakfast of champions?”), let’s set the record straight—once and for all—about eggs. I’ve sometimes wondered whether the so-called [...]
Breakfast of champions?
In Monday’s Dispatch (“How to eat like an Olympian—without gaining weight”), I pointed out some of the meals the Olympic Athletes eat to replenish the tremendous amount of calories they burn. But [...]
Fresh off the Banana Boat
You may have seen it on the news back in June. A Massachusetts man applied aerosol sunscreen, and then was set on fire while tending barbecue coals. It was big news for a few days. Yet no one has [...]
How to eat like an Olympian—without gaining weight
The athletes competing in the London Olympics right now are facing a problem many of us would love to have. Getting enough calories to keep from losing critical body weight. You see, an Olympic [...]
A Mighty Fortification is Our Guide
Despite what we’ve all been led to believe, most people don’t need more iron in their diets. In fact, getting too much can be downright dangerous. I’ve given the inside story about how the NIH [...]
More Jobs equal Better Health
Everyone’s worried about jobs and the economy. But jobs won’t just help solve the country’s financial crisis…they’ll also help improve the overall health of our nation.That’s right. The answer to [...]
What’s Old Is New Again
Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital recently made a big announcement. They’re developing a “new and innovative” approach to treating bacterial infections. Of course, the [...]
The great salt scam
One of the wonders of the great American west is the Great Salt Lake. But today’s informed physicians and scientists are wondering about “The Great Salt Scam.”Promulgated, of course, by none [...]