Should You Go Keto?
As I wandered through the mazes of bookshelves at my local public library last week, I was struck by the shelves upon shelves of diet books that were buried there. There must have been hundreds of them. Each one still dressed in a cover that hinted at its age. Each one representing the hard work […]
How Saturated Fat is Gumming Up Your Cellular Membranes
Remember the microscopes you used in biology class? Well, they’ve gotten a lot more powerful since then, and some exciting new microscopy research just breathed new life into the familiar (and overused) expression, “you are what you eat.” Advanced microscopic techniques have been used to examine the individual molecules that form the outer membrane of […]
Fasting — A Path To Better Health?
Sometimes, less is more. It’s an adage that applies in many domains within our lives…and in the modern world, it most certainly applies to food. A large volume of research demonstrates that consuming fewer calories leads to better health.
An Un-Holey Snack: NY Eatery Offers Glazed Doughnut Fried in Beef Fat
Forgive me if indulge in a pun that’s a little hard to digest, but my mind is glazed over after hearing about a sugary doughnut fried in beef fat that’s now being sold by an NYC butcher.
When You Lose Weight… Where Does it Go?
Say you just lost five pounds. First of all, congratulations! You are now five pounds lighter! Now that we’re done celebrating… did you ever wonder about a simple, but not so simple question: Where did that extra weight actually go? This is actually a fascinating question… what happens to the weight that you’ve lost? Those […]
Biggest Loser Study Reveals The Sad Reality Of Rapid Weight Loss
“Biggest Losers Become Biggest Gainers,” “The Lost Hope Of ‘The Biggest Loser’” and “’Biggest Losers Lose Battle Against The Returning Bulge” are just a few of the sad but true headlines that started making the rounds at the end of last week. The headlines were responding to a study released last Friday in the journal […]
