There are fad diets, and then there are ridiculous diet schemes. Although it's apparently been around for about a year, I only recently saw this ad for a diet product called Sensa. It appeals to this country's 'quick-fix' mentality where just sprinkling your food with this product will magically help you shed pounds. How has [...]
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New York City restaurants find ways to skirt soda ban
Like we didn't see this coming! A ban just makes people want something more.
Spring brings nutritional tidings
We are officially in March – only a hop, skip, and a jump away from spring! As I sit here writing this now, we in Arizona are experiencing a seasonally appropriate rain and thunderstorm, good for all those backyard gardens and local farmers in the prickly desert. March is also a very active holiday month, [...]
The fresh connection
A couple of weeks ago, my partner and I brought home our first-ever CSA (community supported agriculture) care package from an area organic farm. A CSA is simply an agreement where you pay a local farmer a certain amount for a set period of weeks, for which in return you get a weekly bag of [...]
Sea salt: The “healthy” salt?
Salt - it's my one weakness. Ok, maybe cute baby animals, chips and salsa, and bookstores rank as highly for that title, but salt is up there. So when you hear the rumor that perhaps one salt is 'healthier' than another, it is something I felt I had to investigate. And in honor of Salt Awareness [...]
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