I'm disturbed by some health stats: In the U.S., obesity rates increased from 30% of the population (which we already found shocking back in 1999) to the current 40%. Researchers predict that by the 2030s, 50% of Americans could be obese. About 21% of adolescents have obesity. That rate quadrupled in the past 50 years. … Continue reading Take a Break From Eating?
Five years past the Covid-19 pandemic and I'm still into home exercise videos -- thank you YouTube. There's a huge variety of exercise formats so that anyone could find something they like. Here are 3 tips to make your YouTube home workouts more enjoyable, so you can stick with them in the long-run: No more … Continue reading 3 Tips If You Use YouTube Exercise Videos
Eggs are making headlines this month. The lack of and the prices---wow! A visit to my local grocery confirmed empty shelves and prices ranging from $7 to $12. I was gawking even more at a related product: mayo. Could not believe I was seeing $10 jars of mayonnaise. I don't use a lot of either, … Continue reading Egg Swaps During a Shortage
There's been growing research on the negative health effects of chronic loneliness and poor social connections. Some studies compare its consequences to that of smoking, with a strong association of higher rates of cardiovascular disease, depression, and early death as well as quicker cognitive decline. Firsthand I've seen the dramatic benefit of social connections with … Continue reading Loneliness and Social Connections
Today Newsweek published an article on the keto (ketogenic) diet that I was included in for quotes. I had emailed the journalist my responses to her questions, so they were accurately written. However, it's always challenging in an online article limited in space and interviewing various people to include all the nuances of a topic. … Continue reading Addressing Keto Again
Sugar is still in the doghouse in the nutrition world. We understand the undeniable connection of soda and sweetened beverages with obesity, especially childhood obesity. Eating a lot of refined sugary foods or drinks on a regular basis is associated with not only weight gain but type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and of course … Continue reading Let’s Talk About Sugar
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