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When Antioxidants become anti-health pt.2
The scene is picturesque (and a little melodramatic): A single human cell is soon to serve as the great battleground where antioxidant meets free radical.
Let us peek through the lipid membrane and take in a world of wonder and hazy memories of 10th grade biology. In perfect harmony, the tiny metropolis bustles with commerce, completely unaware of the danger lurking within....read more
When Antioxidants become anti-health pt.3
The goliaths of the health food industry are awfully adept at exploiting buzz words and trendy ingredients to make their product seem superior to the competition and antioxidants top the charts. Their rise to power and ubiquitous presence is a product of mastering the various challenges associated with processing, packaging and marketing food...read more
Chocolate and feelings of love
As the season for continual candy indulgence is now upon us I know you don’t have to be persuaded to indulge in nature’s most seductive sweet. Fortunately with the antioxidant properties found in cocoa, you can feel good about it so long as it’s within moderation and not coming from a foil clothed santa or a crazed sugar fiend count....read more
What's wrong with the (insert diet fad of the moment here)
“Going on a diet” implies there is a temporary miraculous program that we can follow for an arbitrary amount of time to forever rid us of our expanding waste lines and adiposis edematosa. Once we are "cured", we can resume life as before, gradually reintroducing the poor eating habits that lead to being overweight in the first place....read more
Budgets thin down as waistlines beef up
America’s wellness is being hit hard by the current economic climate, laying down the framework for a much larger problem. The “mortgage meltdown” may pale in comparison to what could be called the impending “health meltdown.”....read more