A few years back, Chia seeds hit the market as the new superfood for the health-conscious consumer. I remember when they first got marketed as a food product in this area. I had the same reaction as many other people that remember them from the early 80s when Chia Pets were a thing. “Oh how […]
What is the deal with this new miracle sugar – Allulose? We have been hearing forever that sugar is evil and the worst thing for our health, so why is this sugar so different? There is a lot of information here. I like to start with the basics, so I go to the PubMed database […]
We don’t like pain. That is a good thing, we aren’t supposed to like pain. Pain is the message our body uses to tell us something is wrong. If the pain is intense then it is telling us we need to do something about this problem right now. Some sort of damage is taking […]
Last week I wrote about the hormone GLP1 because of its role in reducing hunger and controlling blood sugar. Both of these are vital to carrying out an effective weight loss plan for the new year. So here we are with one foot planted in 2024 ready to take off in this new year. […]
Welcome to the New Year! With the New Year comes the resolutions for improving your life in the coming year. Probably the most common resolution chosen in this country is weight loss. This is likely a reflection of the fact that 74% of Americans are overweight. Worse than that, 42% of adults over the age […]
For a couple of years now, I have been playing with a new sweetener on the market called allulose. This is almost a magic type of sugar. It was originally discovered back in the 1940s in wheat and has since been found in figs, raisins, and jackfruit. It occurs naturally, but in minimal quantities. […]
Ahh, the delights of Ice Cream! Truly it is a most delicious treat. How many family memories include a dessert of a bowl of ice cream, perhaps with a side of cookies? How many children first learn the value of money when the ice cream man rolls through your neighborhood playing his merry tune? You […]
The holiday eating season is officially upon us. Technically it starts with the first bag of Halloween candy we buy, but nice weather and sunny days keep us in the late summer mood so we still go out walking and enjoying the outdoors. But once the first cold wet storm hits, we stay indoors. And […]