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Can you banish belly fat by going on a “flat belly” diet? Will eating more fat help you lose belly fat? Will that popular (and costly) supplement “bust” your belly permanently? Take this quick True/False quiz to see how much you know about belly fat and weight loss....
It has been three months since my last column and I have been sitting here in front of my computer screen for two hours trying to decide how to begin this one. Even if I don't write regularly, my life does go on so here are some things about that life that have...
By Susan Burke March Are you an armchair quarterback? Does your Super Bowl Sunday scenario find you sitting, drinking brews and chowing down on fatty wings, chips and dips? Well, the coach says this kind of fare won’t help you make the cut. For some healthy...
I turned up my collar to the demands of a brisk, damp wind as I skirted the corner of Pío Bravo and Manuel Vega on the east side of El Centro. It was late in November, 2016, and I was plying the streets for photo ops. The light was poor. I shouldn’t have been poking...
By Meredith Knight Of all the people who die from cancer each year, more than 30 percent of them could have avoided the disease had they done one thing: quit smoking. And that’s not just cancers of the lungs and throat. Seventeen cancers are strongly linked to...
By Christine Stiparo Up until the age of 28, all beer tasted the same to me. No matter if it was Natty Light or Dogfish Head 60 Minute, all I ever tasted was a mixture of bitterness and soap. I’d drink beer on occasion at parties or if I wanted a cheap drink at a bar,...
The original intent of a photograph is determined solely by its maker. However, interpretations abound by others who have various degrees of familiarity with art. The result? The work is often described incompletely and as being or containing something other than the...
By Karen Collins Questions about carbohydrates – total amounts and particular food choices — seemed to be top-of-mind for many people when I was speaking about a heart-healthy diet at recent conferences. Studies suggesting new approaches to weight management and heart...
Editor's note: This is the third in Michelle Bakeman's s three-part series about maize — click here for Part 1, and click here for Part II. By Michelle Bakeman Maize moved into the agricultural landscape of Europe with ease at the start of the sixteenth century, but...
Has the scientific world been turned on its head? Health experts have long linked high-sodium diets to a significant risk for heart disease, hypertension, and stroke, but has a single study uncovered the “truth about salt?” Let's read beyond the headlines. The World...
There’s much to be said for reverence and pausing to recognize another person and their condition. For me, the words “caring” and “respect” rise quickly to top of mind when I see these behaviors demonstrated. When a child expresses strong personal feelings about the...
By Louis Bourgeois Thirty-three years ago, at the age of 33, I began my journey of healing and discovery. I had read every book that I could find, on the subjects of philosophy, transpersonal psychology, spirituality, nutrition and health, but now it was time to...
Caveat Emptor! As reported in Ars Technica, in the U.S. alone there more than 90,000 vitamin and dietary supplements available as pills, powders, tinctures, drinks, and bars. These products carry a myriad of claims including stronger bones, quick weight loss,...
Editor's note: This is Part II of Michelle Bakeman's three-part series about maize, or corn. In Part 1 we trace the genetic and cultural evolution of maize in Mesoamerica. Today we trace the evolution of maize all the way back to the Old World. We learn how maize...
Author's note: This is the second of three columns on fruits and vegetables. The first column covered the truths and myths about 'juicing', and the third will offer top tips for minimizing possible exposure to synthetic pesticides on fruits and vegetables. According...
He’s a joker, he protects. He dances with his small “look-alike” guaga, moving through the crowd with both grace and abandon. He steals your hat and wears it for a minute before sailing it back to you. He grabs your girlfriend and kisses her as you stand by...
When it comes to food safety, there are some things we can control, and others we can’t. As reported by the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, health experts agree that North Americans (and by extension, all people who consume the typical SAD diet (the Standard...
Editor's note: Michelle Bakeman's series on Foods of the Americas continues with three columns about maize (corn), which, like the potato, is forever entwined in the Americas' history and culture. Maize A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the...
By Susan Burke March Why is Dietitian spelled with a two t's and not a c? Today's column is about Registered Dietitian Nutritionists. I am a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, (AND) formerly known as the American Dietetic Association. Sylvia...
The original North American Thanksgiving took place in 1621 and was a harvest celebration shared by the Pilgrims and Wampanoag natives at Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts. The feast lasted three days and nights, by most accounts included wild turkey, but more likely a...
Week of September 20
Ecuador turns to industrial power cuts to protect Mazar and keep homes from going dark.
Ecuador raises its 2026 growth forecast, but El Niño could spoil the outlook next year.
Cuenca retirees challenge medical and therapy changes at IESS senior center.
