In a previous blog I discussed the historical perspective that Gary Taubes gives in his new book Good Calories, Bad Calories: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Diet, Weight Control, and Disease. Now I'd like to discuss the fascinating way of looking at weight gain, hunger, and exercise that Taubes, a science journalist, came to believe makes the most sense.
One can view the problem of why people gain weight in two different ways. The traditional theory is that people lack self-control...
As I mentioned in a previous blog post, I've been reading Gary Taubes's new book Good Calories, Bad Calories: Challenging the Conventional... Read more »
Thanks to my Great Books education, I know that René Descartes famously declared "I think, therefore I am." Materialistic individuals... Read more »
Lots of people are wondering whatever happened to the insulin index. I wondered too, so I asked Susanna Holt. Dr. Holt developed the... Read more »
Christmas was easier this year for our eight year old son (and for my husband and me). Josh’s insulin pump allowed him to eat when and... Read more »
As readers may recall, I started using a Cozmo insulin pump last summer, now over half a year ago. It took me a while to make the decision... Read more »
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new drug may help prevent weight gain and insulin resistance. French researchers say the experimental drug, SRT1720,... Read more »
SEATTLE (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- The number of people who have type 1 diabetes has tripled in the last 50 years. Now, scientists believe the... Read more »
Eating a fatty meal can increase airway inflammation and bring on an asthma attack, new research suggests. A study of 40 asthmatics found that eating... Read more »
Adverse reactions to just three medications are responsible for one-third of all U.S. emergency room visits by senior citizens, a government report... Read more »
A new study suggests that overeating, not the obesity it spurs, is the real cause of metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome--which is a cluster of... Read more »
Reason #10 Aunt Tillie, who was blind and whose kidneys had failed, started insulin shots and died soon after. [Aunt Tillie should have started insulin years ago, before she got devastating complications. Had she controlled her diabetes all...
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