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Saturday, July 30, 2016

Saturday Stories: ISIS, Alzheimer's, and Addiction

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Image by  Psychonaught Abe Greenwald, in Commentary, presents a blistering indictment of Obama's foreign policy as it pertains to th...
Friday, July 29, 2016

Sir David Attenborough Meets Pokemon Go

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Today's Funny Friday will appeal to both players and non-players alike! Have a great weekend!
Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Kudos to Pita Pit. Really! Healthy Help From A Fast Food Joint.

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Thanks to Middlesex County's Anita Cramp for sending this photo my way ! It's one she took in a local Pita Pit and as she puts it,...
Monday, July 25, 2016

The Food Industry Spends A Cancer Moonshot On Advertising Every 3 Weeks

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Some perspective. Did you hear about the " Cancer Moonshot 2020 "? In their words, " The Cancer MoonShot 2020 Program is ...
Saturday, July 23, 2016

Saturday Stories: Syrian Hell, Vegan Restaurant Review, False Tests and Cooking

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That this photo from the Atlantic of Aleppo, Syria is over 4 years old is terrifying Dr. Samer Attar in the New England Journal of Medic...
Friday, July 22, 2016

Muscle Beach' Strongest Grandpa

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Loved today's Funny Friday video. That won't be me though one day. Have a great weekend!
Wednesday, July 20, 2016

JCPenney Airs The Fat Acceptance Ad That Everyone Should See #HereIAm

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This new ad campaign from JCPenney is wonderful. Watching it, and hearing its messages, has me wanting to hear them more often. Fat or s...
Monday, July 18, 2016

It's More Important To Teach Your Kids to Cook Than to Play Soccer

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Photo courtesy of yoshiyasu nishikawa   Yes, I know there will be people whose challenges and circumstances are real and severe enough th...
Saturday, July 16, 2016

Saturday Stories: Disclosure Paradox, Bad Yogurt, and Fat Bias

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Sunita Sah in the New York Times on the inconvenient paradox of disclosure . Gabriella Paiella in NYMag's The Cut with a history of ba...
Friday, July 15, 2016

Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, and Conan Help a Student Driver

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Because a longer Funny Friday video couldn't hurt. Have a great weekend
Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Hospital RDs Defend Patient Meals Containing Doritos and Oreos

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On Monday I posted a picture sent to me of the meal provided to a patient in the Plano's Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital's ER. I...
Monday, July 11, 2016

Texas Hospital Feeds Cardiac Patients Doritos and Oreos?

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Thanks to Daniel Nelson for sending me this photo of the meal served to his girlfriend following her admission to Plano's Texas Health ...
Saturday, July 09, 2016

Saturday Stories: Dallas, Exercise, and Zika

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Leon H. Wolf in the generally right wing Red State with some thoughtful worth reading comments on Dallas, race relations and the police B...
Friday, July 08, 2016

My Babies Are in Camp. Refresh Refresh Refresh.

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I think I may have posted this one before, but since we dropped off our two oldest daughters at sleep away camp two days ago, and I have yet...
Tuesday, July 05, 2016

No, Our Office's RD Is Not a "Skinny Bitch"

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Judging people on their appearances is not ok. Over the years our office has hired a whole slew of RDs of various shapes, sizes, and sexes...
Saturday, July 02, 2016

Saturday Stories: Addiction, Subsidizing Murderers, and Private Prison

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Maia Szalavitz in the New York Times asks can you really get over an addiction ? Evelyn Gordon in Commentary makes a case that shouldn...
Friday, July 01, 2016

A 15 Second Video That If You Own A Harmonica I'm Betting You'll Try

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Today's Funny Friday video involves a vacuum cleaner and a harmonica. Have a great weekend!
Thursday, June 30, 2016

Need Some Kids' Health Good News And Inspiration? You've Got To See This!

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Today's guest post comes from Middlesex County RD Nadine Devin. I had the great pleasure of meeting Nadine in person last week when Dr. ...
Monday, June 27, 2016

"Tell Me I'm Fat", A Spectacular Episode of This American Life

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I'm going to start with the bottom line - you need to listen to this episode of This American Life . It's a podcast in 5 acts. A...
Saturday, June 25, 2016

Saturday Stories: Bloody Plant Burgers, Jesus' Wife, and GMO Safety

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Mark Lynas in the Cornell Alliance for Science says the debate over GMO safety is over . Ariel Sabar in The Atlantic asks if Jesus had a w...
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