Over the years KFC has made strides to “re-brand” itself from Kentucky Fried Chicken to KFC (as if we wouldn’t know what that stood for) to the new KFC which offers healthier options. Then this week, Oprah (who surely doesn’t need the money to help promote a company) offered coupons on her website for a …
The NY Times pounced on a recently released study in the Archives of Internal Medicine: Meat Intake and Mortality. This study examined the intake of red, processed and white meat and mortality risk in over 1/2 million men and women between the ages of 50-71. Over the 10 year span of the study, 70,000 people …
No, I’m not living in a cave, I knew about the FDA’s stance on Hydroxycut days ago and the subsequent recall. In fact, this case brought up memories of the unfortunate death of a pro baseball player that had liver issues, didn’t eat for a few days and dawned a special suit to make him …
A few days ago I was listening to a popular speaker talk about Detoxing Your Mind. What a brilliant idea. Many people detox their bodies (from what I’m not sure since their organs actually do this for them) but never stop to think about that incessant noise in their head telling them they can’t lose …
Now that the warm weather is rolling in, people are rolling up their sleeves and basking in the sun in an attempt to get a start on their summer tan. Unfortunately, a tan (as good as it may look) means your skin has been damaged. The effects may not be evident now but skin damage …
A recent study in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry found that the antioxidant capacity of Golden Delicious apples may be higher in organically grown vs. conventionally grown apples. The scientists looked at apples grown over a 3-year time period and found that in two years, 2005 and 2006, the organic apples had up …