‘Early Death’ Risk Associated With Everything ‘Animal’
Is there anything we can eat that’s both satisfying and good for us? This week alone I’ve seen no less than three stories on the food-and-health newswire warning of increased risk of early death from eating common, every-day foods we all know and love. Should we all turn vegetarian?Read More →
Trends And Fads Abound Around Food…
Since New Year’s, ‘influencers’ and so-called market experts have been peddling their predictions for the Trends (many of which will turn out to be just Fads) will dominate 2019. For the most part, they agree on the major points, as listed below. But I’ve spotted a few nobody else seems to have noticed…Read More →
Salmonella Outbreak Spans Six Provinces
My usual sources brought news this morning of a Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) warning about a Salmonella outbreak effecting 6 provinces from BC to Quebec. PHAC says the source of the outbreak remains a mystery, but every effort is being made to track it down…Read More →
One In Five Deaths Caused By Bad Diet
The results of a mammoth global study on the effects of diet on health have just been released, and the news is not good. Overall, one in every five deaths from all causes is associated with a poor quality diet. Simply eating better may be the best thing we can do to protect our health…Read More →
Dr. Obvious: ‘New Discoveries’ About Obesity…
Dr. Obvious is just bursting with ‘hot’ food and health news items that tell us things we already knew. This Monday’s feature is a compilation of ‘learned study’ findings that confirm ‘facts’ we have long known or suspected about obesity, simply through observation and common sense…Read More →
The Joy Of Ghee! Discovering Clarified Butter…
“What, in the name of all that’s culinary, is Ghee?” I hear you saying. In its simplest form, it’s just Clarified Butter. But some of you are now saying, “Clarified? Huh?” So, let’s take a quick trip to India and discover what the stuff is used for, why it’s so highly prized and how it’s made…Read More →