We really can have an impact on childhood obesity. In a recent intensive obesity program, kids were able to slim down and maintain a healthier weight a year after it ended. The trick is to make sure the effect lasts beyond the tenure of the program itself. Once they...

The Radio Show from this weekend had a great guest, talking about the chemistry that goes on in your brain and body in association with amorous feelings and, of course, chocolate. It’s Valentines Day after all.  CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW Would love to get your thoughts on...

The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has said that cheese is killing us. They told us to stop, stop, stop, because the saturated fats are contributing to thousands of heart deaths every year!! So I did this analysis to test it out. I plotted a comparison of...

For those of you who missed the show this Saturday, here is the link.http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-139/TS-442680.mp3 I talked with “the PhD of running shoes”, Kevin Smith about avoiding injuries in winter weather. We learned about brain scans that revealed whether love stays through old age. We also talked about the most...

Interview Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyjsc70Mdp4 What happens in a brain like this? How can we prevent it? How is it that a person like Gabrielle Giffords suffer a gunshot through the head … and not only survive, but recover the movement of her limbs? This interview explores both neuroscience and brain pychology....

Here’s what we covered this week:  A look inside Jared Loughner’s Brain!A perspective on the Tucson Tragedy of 2011.Answering the question: Do We Eat Too Much Meat?And Making Buttermilk Biscuits Here’s the link:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-139/TS-439898.mp3 Looking forward to your thoughts on this. For more information: Click here to visit Will Clower’s...

Luzetta Davis made these biscuits in a wood-burning stove, sitting atop teetering planks just over the drafty frozen ground of a one-room house in northern Kentucky. She had 7 children to tend and feed, and a husband who was a part time bricklayer – when he wasn’t drinking, shooting...

I am responding to an article (link below), written by Neil Barnard, who is the founder and President of the Physician’s Committee For Responsible Medicine. This is the organization that tried to use Dr Robert Atkins’ death as an opportunity to push their agenda regarding the consumption of meat. They...

The tragedy in Tucson Arizona over the weekend has shocked our nation. Our thoughts and prayers go our to Congresswoman Giffords and her family. It seems like a complete miracle that she survived at all, given that this warped individual shot her through the head at point blank range. How...

This is the portrait of a disordered mind. And now there are photos. According to this article in the New York Times: The photos in question were turned over to the police by Walgreens, where Mr. Loughner had taken them to be developed. In some of the photos he is holding...

Chinese products have gotten a bad reputation. It seems like every time you turn around there is some new issue about products that are sourced from China: everything from our toys, to our milk, to our baby food. Americans fuss and fume over the possibility that some independent agency...

I love this result.For those who suffer from Irritable Bowel Syndrome, there is a non-drug solution … it’s called running/walking. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS or spastic colon) is a pain in the … you know where. In fact, it can include intense stomach pain, bloating, and either too much movement (diarrhea) or too...