Remember when Grandma always said “Eat your roughage” because it was healthy for us. She was right. Do you know why fiber is important for optimum health? Fiber is a plant carbohydrate that passes through our digestive system without breaking down into...
There are times when change is upon us. Often this is not recognized until later when with hindsight we can easily say,” there were signs of change”. There is certainly change afoot when it comes to food. Within one week there were three signs that I saw in my...
Can you believe its already 2011? This is the time of year for new years resolutions. Many people will have resolutions to do with their health. Unfortunately some of these will be the same as last years and maybe some years before that too. The problem being that...
This may seem to be a statement of the obvious, but the solution to a behavioral problem is not surgery. Over eating is not a surgical problem-it is a behavioral one. The problem is not because the stomach is too big and needs to be made smaller. It is a function of...
As an amateur chef, I like to watch some of the cooking shows, which are so prevalent on television these days. Putting the right fuels in the body, is so important for good health, yet it is sometimes the perceived difficult to do this. It is always good to see chefs...
Easter Sunday is the day when everyone can indulge his or her love of chocolate without feeling guilty-and rightly so. Chocolate is universal. It is said that nine out of ten people say they like chocolate and the tenth is lying. So why is there guilt about...