Year: 2011

Click To Listen Live Saturday’s from 12-1pm.This week on the show we are talking about the non-changes to the non-effective food pyramid. The e-coli scare in Germany (finally, it’s not in OUR food!!). My special guest is allergy specialist Dr Kumar Patel, who will talk about why we have the problems we...

This is a case of “the more things change, the more they stay the same.” Remember a long time ago when they told us to just eat The Four Basic Food Groups? That worked pretty well for a while, but we got fatter and fatter and more and more unhealthy,...

Cigarettes are amazing for a couple of reasons:1) They are allowed to be sold to people. Somehow, this industry has managed to convince the people who “safeguard” our food products that it’s okay to sell consumers products that KILL THEM. Cigarettes are lethal. So lethal in fact that the WHO...

Great question. One sitting US Senator thinks so. Senator Dick Durbin is urging the FDA to take a stand. Hash brownies are one thing … but what are “relaxation brownies”? They are brownies laced with melatonin. This is a totally slippery slope because melatonin supplements are widely marketed to promote...

Sorry, but that’s a trick question. It’s not the Chinese food per se, but something they put IN the Chinese food that’s packing on your poundage.  The flavor enhancer monosodium glutamate (MSG), most often associated with Chinese food and after-dinner headaches, may also be expanding your horizons (for your waistline, anyway),...

Actually, these supplements are worse than just being no more than expensive pee. In this case, it makes the problem even worse!!What HappenedPregnant women were coached to take high doses of vitamins C and E to lower their risk of developing a pregnancy complication marked by high blood pressure. What...

Nearly half of people hold food manufacturers and processors responsible, according to a new survey. Really? You mean the people who make Twinkies are responsible for making sure they are nutritious? You mean the people who pour out 600 calories of sugar in a Venti, Bucket-o-Caramel Macchiato are responsible...

We are told that synthetics, such as these sweeteners, give you sweetness in your food, but nothing else.  It turns out that, surprise, there is more going on that was first thought. In fact, your very perception of satiety, or fullness.  Just add this to the list of “unintended...

From Reuters:  Scientists have found that a gene linked to diabetes and cholesterol is a “master switch” that controls other genes found in fat in the body, and say it should help in the search for treatments for obesity-related diseases.From Will:Common sense has discovered that obesity is self-inflicted, and...

Every time you think you know something in nutrition … the rug gets pulled out from under you. Eggs, no eggs; margarine, no margarine; nuts, no nuts; and on and on. And now, this study insists that higher salt consumption doesn’t drive up your blood pressure! Even worse, the people...

Coffee has had an amazing comeback over the past few decades.  We used to think it was terrible for you, caused cancer, and generally caused bodily havoc. Well, no more. It is a raging health food.  This Reuters article, below, suggests that coffee doesn’t contribute to high blood pressure...

Fruit sauces are so easy to make from fresh and frozen fruit and this can help on cost too.   You’ll Need 28 to 32 ounces of frozen ¼ cup sugar Directions Thaw strawberries in a pot. (some excess water will remain in the pot from the strawberries thawing.)...