Susan Burke March
Articles by Susan Burke March :
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Homeopathy: An invisible cure?
By Adam Marcus Russian homeopaths strike again (twice) in virology journal — and a skeptic strikes right back. Homeopathy may not cure disease, but it continues to give journal editors… -
Cosmetics in your medicine chest — are they safe or should you be worried?
According to the Environmental Working Group (EWG), in the U.S. it’s been more than 80 years since Congress last updated the federal law designed to ensure that personal care products… -
New program promotes ‘health at every size,’ aims to defuse the ‘weight stigma’
By Zoe Nicholson ‘Health at every size’ (HAES) aims to promote self-care through addressing health behaviours, acknowledging and tackling weight stigma, and being inclusive of human diversity in terms of… -
The Tomato: Part IV — Ketchup! Is it everyone’s favorite condiment?
Editor’s note: Michelle’s Foods of The Americas series on tomatoes continues this week with a surprising account of the origin of everyone’s favorite condiment, ketchup. Click here to read Part… -
Municipal council honors new condominium project in historic El Centro
Cuenca’s municipal council has given the 2019 Fray Jose Maria Vargas Architectual Award to Casas del Ciprés, a condominium project in El Centro at Calle Larga and Benigno Malo. The… -
Egg confusion! Unscrambling the latest research on eating eggs
Recently, a reader asked me to peel back the latest nutrition advice on eggs. In particular, he requested some clarity on conflicting advice for people with diabetes. Are eggs OK… -
What’s the best type of exercise for weight loss?
By Lisa Rapaport Workouts that mix up a variety of intense exercises with brief recovery periods in between may help people lose more weight than chugging along at a steady… -
Antibiotics — a miracle drug that’s changed direction?
What was life like in Ecuador prior to antibiotics? In a word: short. For people with bacterial infections, life was cruel… but of course, not just in Ecuador. As described… -
Company fined $50,000 for posting fake supplement reviews
By Jodie Fleischer and Rick Yarborough For the first time, the Federal Trade Commission is cracking down on a company for using fake reviews to sell products online. The FTC announced a… -
The tomato, part III: The Ruby Red Pearl of Persia and the Far East
Editor’s note: Michelle’s Foods of The Americas series continues this week with the third of four fascinating accounts of the tomato’s impact on global cuisine. Click here to read Part… -
I’m just nuts for nuts – all of them!
By Susan Burke March If I were stranded on a deserted island, the one food that would get me through would be…nuts. All nuts. Tree nuts, peanuts (technically a legume).… -
The benefits of citrus and how to add more to your diet
By Ranelle Kirchner There’s more to citrus than just Vitamin C. We don’t hear as much about the other health benefits and reasons to celebrate citrus, so, today, I’m going… -
What should your poop look like?
Drug advertisements. Ugh. By the time they finish listing the side effects, you wonder why they even bother publicizing them? Have you noticed that almost every advertisement on the U.S.…