Careful With Correlations

Every day, Haley’s comet careens further from the earth. Every day, my cat gets more ornery. These two things are perfectly correlated, and yet have absolutely nothing to do with each other. Science 101 teaches you that two things moving together, no matter how tightly in lock step, are...

BMI Blues

The Death Knell of a Diet Diagnostic We get all excited when we hit on something that (we think, we hope, we pray) will give us an objective measure we can point to on a chart and say, “You see here, this says you’re going to have x, y,...

Ban the Fat!

Step up to the Plate. Ban the Fat. This weekend on my radio program, a diverse group of individuals weighed in on the proposition that we follow New York City, and very soon Chicago as well, to ban the use of trans fats in restaurants throughout the municipality of...

Lemon Iced Green Tea

You’ll Need: · 2 cups of water · 1 Tablespoon honey · 1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon peel · 6 green tea bags · 4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice Directions: Add water and lemon peel to medium saucepan and bring to boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to where...

Citrus Marinade

You’ll Need ½ cup orange juice 2 Tablespoons Sherry, dry 1 green onion, chopped 1/8 teaspoon powdered ginger ¼ cup soy sauce 1 garlic clove, minced 1 Tablespoon olive oil Directions Combine all ingredients. Makes approximately 1 cup. Works well on fish, and chicken...

Trans fat substitutes to offer diet therapy (revisited)

Trans fats will soon be replaced by edible oils that can be used for “diet therapy” to help halt the progress of illness or disease, a research analyst claims. Trans fats and their affect on human health is the biggest issue facing the edible oils and fats industry today,...

Fish in Lemon Coriander Sauce

  You’ll Need:   2-3 green chilies stems removed and deseeded and chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced ¼ cup lemon juice 4 Tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro ½ teaspoon ground coriander seeds 1 ½ pounds halibut or other firm white fish 4 Tablespoons Ghee or vegetable oil Lemon Slices Directions:...

Cool As A Cucumber Soup

  You’ll Need 3 cucumbers, peeled, seeded and chopped 1 C peeled, seeded and finely diced cucumber 1 C plain yogurt 2/3 C sour cream 1/2 tsp. English-style dry mustard 1/4 C chopped fresh dill sprigs for garnish 1/4 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. white pepper Yield 4 1/2 Cups,...

Sailing

Hello everyone!! I am very excited to go on my sailing vacation next week. If the technology spirits of the Ether are kind to us, I will be able to post to you from this Bberry device. Have a wonderful week, and I’ll talk to you soon!! WillSent via...

Chilled Strawberry and Burgundy Soup

Rich and creamy chilled strawberry and wine soup is great as an appetizer or as a light dessert. You’ll Need: 3 pints strawberries, washed and hulled 1 cup water 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 2 cups Burgundy wine 2 cups orange juice 3 cups sour cream 1...

Diabetes Increased in 2007 by 3 Million

We face a health crisis that we have failed to curtail, nor even stop the increases. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported tuesday that 3 million more Americans had diabetes in 2007, than in the prior year. The increases in obesity, diabetes, and the 757 million...

Genes and Metabolic Syndrome

The headline are this news release reads that your chances of having Metabolic Syndrome increases if you have a certain pattern of genetic markers. And this is important, we continue to learn, because people are overweight, eating unhealthy schlock, and this leads to chronic diseases, including Metabolic Syndrome. Here’s...