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As a member of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics, I’m privileged to have as colleagues some of the most accomplished Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs). Our guest columnist this week is an expert dietitian/nutritionist who, in her words, is, “On a...
Does going “gluten-free” mean you’ll automatically lose weight, shrink your “wheat belly” or prevent Alzheimer’s disease? Or as Jimmy Kimmel demonstrated quite hilariously, are you someone who has stopped eating gluten because someone in your Yoga class told you to?...
It was mid-afternoon as I walked west up Presidente Córdova under a mostly cloudy sky. Areas of blue opened on occasion, allowing some interesting light to filter through. I was with my ten mentorees, all successful applicants to an artists call earlier this spring....
As a member of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics, I’m privileged to have as colleagues some of the most accomplished Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs). Our guest columnist this week is Ashley Oswald, who brings us important news about how the foods you...
By Louis Bourgeois I am on an extended trip in the U.S. This is a my first such visit in four years. The primary reason for the six weeks here in the U.S. is to spend some time with my 93-year old mother, to introduce her to my Ecuadorian wife and our baby, now 2 1/2...
By Liam Higgins Cuenca resident Kathy McClary recalls the day, a year ago, when she suffered what she calls an “expat panic attack.” “I was having my morning coffee in Café Austria, in the historic district, when I was suddenly overwhelmed with the question: what am I...
As a member of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics, I’m privileged to have as colleagues some of the most accomplished Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs). Today's guest columnist is Jeanne Petrucci, MS, RDN who has shared this article from her weekly Test...
As a member of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics, I’m privileged to have as colleagues some of the most accomplished Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs). Our guest columnist this week is an expert dietitian/nutritionist who, in her words, is, “On a...
El Fantasma slid to a stop in the loose gravel of the parched clay roadway. His engine idled down to a steady throb as I hit the window switch to get a better look at the scene before me. More fine dust settled on the dash adding to the steadily building layer. It was...
As a member of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics, I have as colleagues some of the most accomplished Registered Dietitians in the world. Today’s guest columnist is Nancy Clark, MS, RD, CSSD. Nancy Clark is an internationally respected sports nutritionist,...
Editor's note: Brian Buckner will discuss his photography and his project of mentoring Cuenca photographers, Thursday, July 19 at the Museo de la Ciudad, corner of Gran Colombia and Benigno Malo in El Centro. Free exhibition catalogs will be available showing his work...
Over the past year, I’ve presented in Cuenca on “best” and “worst” diets for weight loss. I always focus on eating for energy, and if you're working out, to fuel your fitness. So when I saw a recent report on the inability of "Biggest Loser" contestants to keep their...
As a member of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics, I’m privileged to have as colleagues some of the most accomplished Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs). Today's guest columnist is Jeanne Petrucci, MS, RDN who has shared this article from her weekly Test...
According to Noah Webster, a plan is a detailed proposal for doing or achieving something. As a verb it describes the action of making said detailed proposal. Suffice it to say, I have been deeply involved in the “planning process” since October of 2017. The process...
By Deke Castleman The taxi took a left off Las Americas at Avenida del Toril, then a right on Camino a Patamarca, and we were in Parroquia Hermano Miguel, just outside the city limits. It was a Thursday morning, when a large open-air mercado happens at the Camal...
Back in the early 1980s, I was living in New York City. At the time, fish on the menu was ho-hum, usually a tasteless, overcooked filet. Suddenly, Chilean Sea Bass appeared and was all the rage, commandng a pretty high price. Why had no one ever bothered with it...
By Sylvan Hardy Expat newcomers to Cuenca, and even old-timers, are often led to believe that there are limited options when it comes to finding affordable property in the country. “When I moved here two years ago, everybody told me that the only places to look if you...
Exciting findings in breast cancer treatment this week. First, as reported in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), as cancer research advances, precision medicine can now help doctors understand what treatment is best for each individual woman. A landmark Phase...
By David Morrill and Deke Castleman What do U.S. expats think about using the U.S. dollar in Ecuador? Not much, frankly, although it's hard to deny that it makes life easier. We don’t have to worry about exchange rates or go through the hassle of trading dollars for a...
As a member of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics, I’m privileged to have as colleagues some of the most accomplished Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs). Our guest columnist this week is an expert dietitian/nutritionist who, in her words, is, “On a...
Week of October 25
Ecuador heads into a four-day November holiday built around Cuenca’s Independence Day.
El Niño’s early rains have already affected more than 30,000 people across Ecuador.
Exporters press Constitutional Court to move three major trade agreements forward
