Weighty Matters
Saturday, April 30, 2016

Saturday Stories: Magic Leap, "Helena", and HIV

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Kevin Kelly in Wired with the most in depth story I've yet read on what I think will be a world changing technology (including for medic...
Friday, April 29, 2016

If The Weather's Nice, Julia Roberts Enjoys Wearing Pink Fuzzy Handcuffs

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I do love Ellen. And despite the headline, today's Funny Fridays is in fact safe for work. Have a great weekend!
Wednesday, April 27, 2016

A Simple Solution to Put an End to Hospital Junk Food Fundraising

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So it's Slices for Smiles time again. That's the campaign that sees Canada's children's hospitals shilling $2 fast food pizz...
Monday, April 25, 2016

Has Public Health Ever Affected A Population-Based Increase in Activity?

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Last week I read a piece in the New York Times that spoke to the seemingly impossible task of getting people to move more. And there have...
Saturday, April 23, 2016

Saturday Stories: "Functional Medicine", Slavery, Shame, and Sugar

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Orac on his blog Respectful Insolence heaps respectful insolence on the so-called genre of functional medicine . Rachel L. Swarns in the N...
Friday, April 22, 2016

Rube Goldberg's Passover Seder

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Happy Passover to those celebrating! Have a great weekend!
Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Real Life Weight Loss: 3 Years, 3 Kicks at the Can, 38% Loss

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Sometimes it takes more than one swing at change to make it stick. The key to success in anything at life is perseverance. The whole if at f...
Monday, April 18, 2016

Cookbook Review: Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking (Spoiler - It's Terrific!)

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A month or so ago, our office's chief RD, Rob Lazzinnaro , brought a copy of Michael Solomonov' Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking i...
Saturday, April 16, 2016

Saturday Stories: Sugar Conspiracies, Abortion, Nature, and Aging

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Katherine on her Nutrition Wonk blog with a great piece exploring " the sugar conspiracy ", Ancel Keys, Yudkin, and more . Dr. J...
Friday, April 15, 2016

Punctuation Matters - Even When Reading The News

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Today's Funny Friday might as well be a lesson in grammar. And only 7 seconds long! Have a great weekend!
Wednesday, April 13, 2016

The Best $100 You Could Ever Spend On Your Health Or Weight

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A second freezer. Available on your local buy and sell, a spare freezer is an incredible asset to health and weight. Buy one and suddenly ...
Monday, April 11, 2016

Chips Ahoy Cookies Are The Official Snacks of Canada Soccer #NotTheOnion

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Well to be fair, Canada Soccer's official snacks also include Belvita breakfast cookies and Ritz crackers. Other Canada Soccer "...
Saturday, April 09, 2016

Saturday Stories: Curing Cancer with Vodka, Rationalizing Terror, and Fentanyl Addiction

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Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn recounts tale of Dr. Vincent T. DeVita who explores the story of whether vodka and a particular Russian root cure c...
Friday, April 08, 2016

A Visit To Dr. WebMD (It's Fantastic!)

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Thanks to Danielle Robertson for sending this fabulous video my way - I don't know how I've missed it! Today's Funny Friday i...
Wednesday, April 06, 2016

Avocado Pit Eating Is Nutritional, Feel-Good, Magic Foodism.

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Photo Credit Flickr's arsheffield Let me be extremely clear. There are no studies demonstrating actual health benefits to the consu...
Monday, April 04, 2016

Amazing Circle With Disney Gives Parents Internet Peace Of Mind

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Do you worry about your kids' online safety and/or fight with them about the time they're connected? I know my wife and I did. At le...
Saturday, April 02, 2016

Saturday Stories: A Lebanese Woman, Two Boxers, and a Nazi

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Carol Jahshan in The Times of Israel with her reflections of a Lebanese woman in Israel . Dan Barry in The New York Times with an amazingl...
Friday, April 01, 2016

How Is This Not An Actual Show?

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I would definitely watch full length editions of today's Funny Friday video featuring Snoop Dog. Have a great weekend!
Thursday, March 31, 2016

Could Accurate Front-of-Package Food Photos Help People Eat Less?

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Yesterday there was an interesting study published in Public Health Nutrition. The study, " Frosting on the cake: pictures on food pa...
Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Teachers, Stop Teaching Kids To Reward Anything and Everything With Junk!

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The past 50 years of so have seen scads of unhealthy societal changes to how we use food, and near the top of that heap lies our now normali...
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