Who are we kidding? Sugar is back in packaged foods and drinks, and HFCS is out, as the NYT reports. But do we really think switching from high-fructose corn syrup to sugar is going to solve all of our sweet tooth induced problems? High fructose corn syrup may be the evil product of corn subsidies and high tech food manipulation in all of it's sugary madness, but thinking a switch from one sugar to another is the answer to our problems is just a silly mind game. Take a walk into … [Read more...]
Eating Away The Cholesterol
March 15, 2009 By 1 Comment
Guess what? Guess what? "My cholesterol was down 90 points and I passed my treadmill!!" Wait. Slow down. What? Bob, my friend, had burst in the door and stood there with his arms open wide and a little kid grin, just beckoning me to come receive a hug. He was so darn proud and somehow, I had something to do with it. So, never one to decline a hug, I collected my hug and got down to the business of finding out why I was so honored. Well, it turns out that I had been giving … [Read more...]
Can Gene Testing Help Diabetes & Heart Disease?
October 24, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Are diabetes, heart disease and cancer risk determined by our genes? The other night I went to a little presentation by Navigenics, where the topic of the evening centered around predictive genomics testing, genetic predisposition and the idea of personalized medicine. To my mind, the subject is not so easy to discuss because how genes behave is heavily influenced by the environment you put them in, from what we eat to what we live in. Personally, I'm happy about that, because self … [Read more...]