There was an article in the New York Times recently about a couple away on a lovely vacation in Indonesia and the husband accidentally fractures his ankle. Not so lovely. Their cell phones turn out to be the most reliable tool they have. They make the decision not to have surgery in a foreign country and then have to figure out how to get him... Read more
So I'm in Boynton Beach, Florida, getting a post gym veggie bowl at Chipotle and I notice that there is no calorie number after the menu line item. I secretly miss it.
In the state of New York, Mayor Bloomberg, or Bloombie as I call him, at least in my head, and the New York Board of Health made this proclamation in January of 2008:
"The Board... Read more
I've often wondered about this, both statistically speaking and in the real world: when it comes to food allergies, where are the minorities? Through my Allergic Girl blog I can only recall two emails that I've received from people identifying as African-American who stated that they have food allergies and read my blog. Several members of my... Read more
It's a new year and this year I feel that the time is right for me to do some food challenges.
If you are new to my Health Central blog, you may not know that I've had food allergies my entire life. Starting in infancy, I ingested a food and had a swift and severe allergic reaction.
Then in my 30s, I developed food intolerances... Read more
Over Christmas, I was holed up in a spa/hotel in South Beach, Miami. I cannot lie, it was heavenly and a gift to myself for a long hard year of working seven days a week. One night I stayed in and watched movies - "Last Holiday" starring Queen Latifah was on and even though it's kind of goofy, I found myself transfixed especially as the Queen was... Read more
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