I Do My Research!
“I do my research!” If I had a dollar for every time I’ve read that statement on social media these past 21 months or seen it displayed on a poster […]
Raising plant(food)s in your diet: Let’s separate the wheat from the chaff
If you’ve been reading my 2021 postings, you might have noticed that for the past 6 weeks or so, I’ve been talking about what not to do: mainly vitamins, minerals, […]
The Bugs in Us: What Probiotics Do, Might Do, Probably Can’t Do, and Hopefully Won’t Do (but May Do Anyway)
Probiotics—A “60 Minutes” Fantasy Have you taken your bacteria and fungus, aka probiotics, today? If you watched the June 28, 2020 episode of 60 Minutes, you might have come away […]
What is the Best (Weight Loss) Diet?
You don’t usually see lots of media flap about weight loss diets this time of year (too late to lose it for bathing suit season, I guess). But the pandemic’s […]
So…Does Vitamin D prevent COVID-19…or anything else?
If your doctor told you that your vitamin D is low, is your chance of getting COVID-19 greater? Or if you get COVID-19, are you more likely to get really […]
Stop listening to (most) nutrition advice!
What vitamins and minerals should I take to prevent upper respiratory infections?!? The short answer is, “None that we know of.” But the title caught your attention, didn’t it? Unfortunately, […]
So It’s January 22nd: How Are You Doing with Your Resolutions?
I’ve committed to writing more blogs this year. But to do that, I’m going to have to keep them shorter! Life is a series of tradeoffs! For my first few […]
Nutrition 2019 in Review
Happy New Year! I’ve been silent for a while: a year, to be exact. Over the course of this past year, I’ve served as the invited guest blogger for the […]
Reading Food Labels: Part 4…Ingredients lists, allergens, and when to toss it!
Thanks for sticking with me to the end! In this final blog in the series, I will cover the always-intimidating Ingredients list, some additional important information about food allergens, the […]
Reading Food Labels: Part 3…Nutrition Facts
Welcome back to the food package and my blog! Now let’s move on to the Nutrition Facts Label, located somewhere on the package other than the front, a treasure trove […]