How do you typically eat? Do you sit down at a place setting in a calm environment, take in the sight and scent of your food before carefully placing it in your mouth, and slowly chew it, noting the changes to the taste and texture with each bite? Do you wait until your mouthful is fully ... VIEW POST
Dietary fat part 3: Putting it together
Are you still with me? In part 1 I discussed the history of saturated fatty acids and the research behind it. Turns out naturally-occurring saturated fatty acids in food are not the evil that we were convinced they were over 40 years ago. In part 2, I discussed the history and ... VIEW POST
Dietary fat part 2: Polyunsaturated fatty acids
In my last post, I provided a short history of the history and politics of saturated fat: the dietary villain of the past 40 years. Big sugar corporations had a big role to play in this vilification, financially supporting researchers who could prove fat and not sugar, was the contributing ... VIEW POST
Dietary Fat Part 1: Saturated Fatty Acids
What’s the deal with fat? Is it good or is it bad? Are different types better than others? There is so much conflicting information! Let’s start with a history lesson. For over forty years, society has held the belief that fat is bad, especially saturated fat and animal-derived ... VIEW POST
SIMPLE LIFE HABITS Part 2: Sleep
In last week’s article, I discussed how stress can affect hormones like cortisol, and how that can result in all sorts of imbalances in the brain and body, including inflammation, poor memory, fatigue, and immune dysfunction. There are other lifestyle habits to consider, that can help ... VIEW POST