We told you about the Amazon supermarket of the future some time back… And waited and waited and waited. Now, it’s finally open, and folks who’ve test-shopped it say it may be the shape of shops to come. Too bad for all the folks who’ll lose their much-needed, low-level jobs as a result…Read More →
It’s a problem as old as hormones themselves. When most women pass through menopause, their hormones change dramatically but their eating habits and activity levels don’t. And that leads to unwanted weight gain or trouble keeping excess weight off. Now, science may have a solution…Read More →
We’ve heard for years about the connection between our diet and our immune system. Now, a group of German researchers has discovered that High-Fat, High-Cal foods can trigger the same immune system responses as a bacterial infection. And that can cause complications in the long term…Read More →
I think everybody who’s ever ordered a Lobster dinner at a restaurant, let alone prepared one at home, knows how to cook a Lobster. You stuff it into a big pot of boiling water. But, now, in Switzerland, animal rights people have pushed through a new law, mandating more-humane methods…Read More →
A new analytical study of a number of surveys on the health of elderly people suggests that physical frailty – common in older folks who are otherwise fit and mentally agile – may be ‘treatable’ through diet and nutrition – specifically by encouraging older folks to follow the so-called Mediterranean Diet…Read More →
“Times change. We must Change with the times.” Or perish. That’s a lesson that the Coca Cola Company is acting on, after several years aggressive brand building by the upstart Flavoured Water sector. For the first time, Coke has made a major move in the competition’s direction…Read More →