The Science of Deliciously Good Health

Sometimes the best thing about seasonal fruit is the anticipation (like many other things in life). A number of my childhood memories are associated with the arrival of seasonal fruits, especially in the summer. In fact, writing this post makes me think of my macho uncle, sneaking down to the raspberry bushes in late August [...]

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I am in wholehearted agreement with the motivation behind the New York Times editorial of a few days ago, “Farms and Antibiotics,” and with the legislation it promotes, which aims to drastically reduce the amount of antibiotics used in raising meat.  

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Gone are the days when the grossest thing about biting into your “Golden Delicious,” was coming face to face with a worm. Nowadays you have to worry about the welter of toxic chemicals that cover your previously clean-living “Granny Smith.” And, are you even sure that your favorite “Pink Lady” is as fresh as she [...]

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Growing up, I was under the impression that all vegetarians wore Birkenstocks, used crystal deodorant, and recoiled at the sight of a razor. But, as I started to break out of my bubble gum pop perimeter, I realized there’s a diverse group of people that choose a vegetarian lifestyle for a variety reasons.

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Do you accidentally “super size” your dinner parties by cooking enough veggies to feed a football team, instead of an intimate gathering of four? Unfortunately, this is an all too common an occurrence in my household, as I never seem to know exactly how much produce to cook per person. It’s true, there’s nothing worse [...]

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Are your fruits and veggies going from ripe to rotten faster than you can eat them? Is your freezer filled with fish sticks that are over a year old? Do you have a can of corn in the back of your cupboard circa 2005? Have you ever had a few vinos, ordered a pizza, passed [...]

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Ahhh remember the Atkins diet – where former “fat-free” fanatics could chew their way to weight loss by flouting the conventional diet wisdom of “fat=bad?”
Dr. Atkins (who according to some controversial diet dissidents died of a heart attack) promised that by cutting carbohydrates and increasing animal fats we could all loose weight without having to skip [...]

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Plastic water bottles not only wreak havoc on the environment – with eight out of ten bottles becoming landfill waste – but bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical found in many polycarbonate H2O bottles, is thought to cause a horde of health problems such as heart disease, diabetes, and hormonal imbalance.

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