I have been haranguing my religious leaders since my early 30s to consider devoting some time at the pulpit to discussions regarding health, diet, fitness and lifestyle. Many of my fellow congregants are quite hefty. And after all, if you believe in G-d then among tenets of my religion is the belief that (a) we are merely loaned out bodies,... Read more
When I was growing up finances were tight. My dad was supporting a family of four on a teacher's salary in New York. My mother therefore believed that a "clean your plate" attitude was necessary, and a Time magazine cover back then, with the picture of a starving child from Biafra, belly swollen, certainly fueled her level of commitment to this... Read more
A new study done at Massachusetts General Hospital suggests that if supermarkets were willing to use "color-coded labels" and re-arrange products and aisle offerings, then consumers might have an easier time making healthier food choices. You think??
The study used green to signify "healthy and eat abundantly," yellow to "provoke thought"... Read more
This time of year is "begin the diet anew" time. So why not start fully informed? A number of diets made it onto the US News and World Reports best diet list. That's important, because you need a starting point to help you choose a diet - so having experts endorse a diet as "safe and effective" is important. But you need to examine your... Read more
Paula Deen has gone public, confirming reports that she was diagnosed with diabetes three years ago. Reports first surfaced in The National Enquirer in April of 2010, but she decided she was going to keep the diagnosis "close to her chest" till she figured out some things. I guess one of those "things" was the need to reckon with the diagnosis and... Read more
