Tag Archives: Food

30 Health & Wellness Articles Worth Your Time

Posted on March 12, 2012 by

Want to damage your teeth? Here’s how! On the other hand, opening beer bottles with his teeth was not the cause of George Washington’s famous dental woes. (His dentures weren’t made out of wood either.) More about the bad old … Continue reading →

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Making the Good Look Bad (& the Worse Look Better)

Posted on November 2, 2011 by

Fruit juice is tasty stuff – but did you know that many juices contain more sugar than soda? Really and truly. For instance, 12 ounces of Coke contain 40 grams of sugar; 12 ounces of apple juice, 42 grams. Grape … Continue reading →

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Stat!: Your Tax Dollars at Work – Subsidizing Junk Food

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

Federal subsidies to makers of corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, corn starch and soy oils from 1995 to 2010: $16.9 billion Number of Twinkies that money would buy each American tax-payer: 19 per year   Federal subsidies to apple … Continue reading →

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Competitive Eating? The AMA’s Against It

Posted on July 1, 2011 by

This Monday, men and women will gather as usual in Coney Island to see who can stuff the most hot dogs down their gullet in 10 minutes – the annual Independence Day ritual officially known as Nathan’s International Hot Dog … Continue reading →

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Unhealthy Food Industry Truth

Posted on April 27, 2011 by
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Multitasking’s Effect on Brain Health, & Other News of Note

Posted on April 25, 2011 by

All Those Tweets, Apps, Updates May Drain Brain (SF Chronicle) Human minds evolved to constantly scan for novelty, lest we miss any sign of food, danger or, on a good day, mating opportunities. But the modern world bombards us with … Continue reading →

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What’s Good Food to a 7 Year Old?

Posted on March 18, 2011 by

Chatting with one of our clients after her recent appointment, we got to talking about some of the great documentaries about food and the food industry that have been made over the past decade – from Super Size Me to … Continue reading →

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How to Choose Your Food

Posted on March 16, 2011 by
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Is It Real Food or Not?

Posted on February 21, 2011 by

A healthy diet begins with eating real food: vegetables, fruits, whole grains, fish and meat, and minimally processed foods and meals made from them. And how do you know if something is overprocessed? As Michael Pollan put it, if your … Continue reading →

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Whole Foods = Healthier Foods…but Why?

Posted on February 9, 2011 by

 

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