No Fat, low-fat, reduced fat, even fake fat, our focus on the fat content of our food has been an obsession for decades. The funny thing is that our assumption that all dietary fat was the bad guy was based on some faulty science. In light of new research and a willingness to look at…
Diet is probably one of our most abused words. Commonly associated with having to deprive ourselves of foods and flavors we really like, diet gets a bad rap. Trust me. Eating well can be both fun and healthy. No penalty or guilt included. In making such a big deal about our eating habits, I think we…
Self Esteem: Getting Too Much of a Good Thing. You would think that receiving positive support in the majority of your daily activities would be a good thing for your self esteem. Praise for challenges met and tasks accomplished most certainly play to our sense of reward. We feel a sense of belonging and contribution…
The Big Con: Prescription Drug Advertising in the US Prescription drug advertising is big business. Really big. So much so that the pharmacy industry currently spends over $4 billion a year to push the sales directly to the consuming public. And this investment works well too. Slick marketing vignettes that accentuate the attractiveness of their…
In light of recent legislative efforts, in particular the current sb277 debate in California, it is important to understand who is really in charge of our bodies, Health, and that of our loved ones. As the law is written right now, the patient/consumer has the ultimate say in what happens to their bodies. That’s right….
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