According to the NYT today:
“The most widely prescribed sleeping pills can cause strange behavior like driving and eating while asleep, the Food and Drug Administration said yesterday, announcing that strong new warnings will be placed on the labels of 13 drugs.
The agency also ordered the makers of the well-known drugs Ambien and Lunesta […]
Archive for March, 2007
Tip #1: Use a Water Filter In article published in the October 5, 2004 issue of The Washington Post reported that cities across the United States, such as Philadelphia, Boston, and New York City, were manipulating the results of tests used to detect lead in water, violating federal law and putting millions of Americans at […]
According to recent research, apparently it can.
“Cortisol, a hormone that is released when people are under stress, seems to work with insulin to create visceral fat…At the same time, cortisol prompts people to crave “comfort foods” — anything with sugar or fat in it.
At one time in human evolution, such a response to […]
A friend sent this to me today and I thought it was really interesting and FUN.
Try it out - just click on the link below then simply click on the picture that best matches the term/question at the top of the page.
What is your visual DNA?
My profile went like this:
MOOD - Sophisticat
FUN - Escape Artist
HABITS […]
10 Reasons to Buy Organic and Sustainably-Produced Products
Published March 9th, 2007 in Nutrition. 2 CommentsHave you been to the Georgia Organics web site yet?
If you’re considering buying more organic food products, here are a few reasons which may help to sway you:
1. PROTECT FUTURE GENERATIONS.
“We have not inherited the Earth from our fathers. We are borrowing it from our children” - Lester Brown. The average child receives four times […]
The new “sparkling beverages” - healthy soft drinks?
Published March 7th, 2007 in Nutrition. 0 CommentsJust a couple of days ago, I wrote about the dangers of soft drinks, and lo and behold, there’s an article in today’s New York Times about the very same topic!
It looks like Coca-Cola and PepsiCo are banking on a new marketing opportunity. As stated in the NYT:
“In coming months, both companies will introduce new carbonated drinks […]
Did you know that soft drinks are the single greatest contributor of sugar in our diets?
A lot of clients (and friends) ask me, “why are soft drinks so bad for us?” “Is Sprite as bad as Coke?” People seem to be able to let go of a doughnut, but don’t ask them to give up […]
You would think that the top 4 items sold in supermarkets are food-related. I would have actually guessed that milk and bread are in the top 4, but I would have guessed incorrectly!
The top 4 items are:
1. Caffeine
2. Sugar
3. Alcohol
4. Tobacco
Are you shocked? Horrified? Upset?
I wish I could say that I was, but I wasn’t, primarily because it […]
