September 22, Dear Diary Day

Today is Dear Diary Day, a perfect time to introduce the Food and Activity Diary (or Journal). Food and Activity Diary No matter how many great weight control programs are out there, the Food and Activity Diary is one of the key tools to successful weight control. The...

Genetic Roulette

When the US government ignored repeated warnings by its own scientists and allowed untested genetically modified (GM) crops into our environment and food supply, it was a gamble of unprecedented proportions. The health of all living things and all future generations...

Vegan Green Thai Curry

There are a lot of variations of basic Thai Curry and this is one of the variations that we enjoy. Being  a vegetarian ,  I substitute tofu instead of meat. This is a quick version of the authentic Thai curry. If you want to decrease your preparation time, you may...

Mediators and Cytokines

Nutrition isn’t the first treatment that comes to mind anymore.  But it should be. Medications and surgery are now front-line therapy.  But, if (poor) diet, (lack of) physical activity, (too much) stress, etc. are the initiators of chronic disease, who do we think we...