Susan Burke March
Author’s note: This is the first of three columns on vegetables and fruits. In the first column, I tackle the popular “juicing” fad. The second tackles the perennial question — what is the best way to consume produce — raw or cooked?The third column reviews what you should know about buying fresh produce and top...
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series on notable ingredients native to the Americas that today are influential and essential in cuisines around the world. By Michelle Bakeman I was born in Richmond, Virginia. My father is from Buffalo, New York, and my mother is from Viña del Mar, Chile. While I was...
What is or are chia anyway? And are they as healthy as all that? Chia is an ancient crop, native to the tropical and sub-tropical valleys of Central and South America, namely in the countries of Mexico, Bolivia, Argentina, Ecuador and Guatemala. According to AncientGrains.com, the Aztecs are the first recorded culture to utilize the...
Editor’s note: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease. By Cathy Leman Positive action elicits positive change. While we’ll never completely rid our environment of toxins and other substances with cancer-causing potential, if we all do our small part to reduce breast cancer risk, collectively...
By Julie Dillon The “should-eat” fantasy compliance How many diets have you been on? When was the first one? Most women (and many men) have been dieting in some shape or form … or coming off a diet…or preparing to go back on a diet … for as long as they can remember. Can you...
By The Skeptical Cardiologist Four years ago “the skeptical cardiologist” wrote the (in his extremely humble and biased opinion) definitive post on aspirin and cardiovascular disease. Entitled “Should I take aspirin to prevent stroke or heart attack“, it pointed out that although Dr. Oz had recently told almost all middle-aged women to take a baby...
by Susan Burke March Humans have enjoyed cow’s milk for more than 7,500 years, after a genetic change enabled Europeans to consume cow’s milk without getting sick. It is theorized that natural selection promoted the survival of those peoples who are able to digest lactose, the carbohydrate in milk. As reported in ScienceDaily.com, being able...
By Susan Burke March The experts at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, founded in 1884 in New York City, are revolutionaries in cancer care. Rather than a “one-size-fits-all” treatment plan, they are a forward-looking bunch. Since 1999, Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Integrative Medicine Service has provided complementary therapies that improve quality of life for patients by helping...
By Ted Kyle Can you spot obesity from outer space? Yes, you can spot neighborhoods with high obesity rates from outer space. But it’s not about the people you can see. It’s about the physical features of neighborhoods that provide clues about where obesity lives. A new paper in JAMA Network Open explains. Spotting Features That Predict...
By Ted Kyle The wheels of nutritionism grind slow. Yet another study – this one published September 11 in Lancet – suggests we shouldn’t fear dairy fat so much. But the American Heart Association (AHA) and other true believers in the dangers of saturated fat show no signs of budging. AHA persists in recommending only fat-free or low-fat dairy. Another Large...
By Susan Burke March Plenty of evidence supports a diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids. As reported by the Harvard Health Letter, there are two key omega-3 fats, DHA and ALA. These fats are an integral part of cell membranes and cell functionality and are necessary for hormones, blood clotting, arterial health, to regulate inflammation...
As reported in ScienceMag.org in 2017, brain scientists determined that males had “high total brain volume” compared to females, even when corrected for males’ larger average body size. However, women had significantly thicker cortices than men, and thicker cortices are associated with high scores on cognitive and general intelligence tests. At the same time, men...
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