A few months ago the World Health Organization released its Gallup poll survey of 146,000 people across the world to assess which countries were the happiest. The people were asked about their well being in five areas: their sense of purpose, social relationships, financial situations, community involvement and physical health. Based on their responses they […]
There is fat and there is belly fat. Most people think that the two are one and the same, but they are not. Fat on your hips and tush and fat on your chest and arms are energy storage depots for times when you do not have a regular food supply. In a healthy person […]
As a people, we pride ourselves on our appearance. We care for our looks and presentation at a level that in previous times was only available to nobility and the very wealthy. In this day and age this is expected of us, and if we do not, we are excluded from the companionship of polite […]
There are some new players out there in the battle for pizza lovers’ hard earned dollars – Blaze Pizza and Pieology. Why is that relevant to this newsletter? Because both new players are offering gluten free pizza, and according to the Internet, they offer dairy free cheese to go onto that pizza. Dairy free cheese […]
This last New Year’s weekend and Christmas weekend are the longest time off I have had in a couple years. While Christmas was very busy with family, New Years was a 3 ½ day opportunity to get caught up on all kinds of chores and projects. Instead, something else very different happened. About a month […]
The New Year is upon us. 2015 was a year full of new research and information in the field of nutrition and weight loss, all of which can benefit those of us who may possibly have put on a few pounds over the holidays. Since today is probably the start of many New Year’s resolutions […]
What do you want from life? We all have certain basic survival needs – air, water, food, shelter, and safety. Most of us have these basics met. If you don’t then the focus of your life will pretty much be on securing these needs or else you won’t survive. But aside from these needs most […]
Creation according to my son: In the beginning God created man and provided him with the bounty of the earth to sustain him and God was pleased. Man wandered in the garden and partook of the fruits and vegetables and life was good. But man felt an emptiness and a deep hunger for something more. Man […]
I attended a class last weekend on using herbal teas as a home pharmacy for treating common complaints. One of the keystone skills presented in this class was a form of muscle testing that anybody can do without any training. I had not been reminded of this technique in years and thought that I would […]
The cornerstone of nutritional science is the belief that scientific studies can determine what is best for you to eat. In science observing what happens to a single individual is considered basically worthless. It is called anecdotal evidence. Real science is concerned with studies on large populations of people or lab animals, because science wants […]