Posts Tagged "diet"

The average American diet

Posted by on Nov 21, 2009 | 0 comments

Tonight at the grocery store I witnessed a disturbing sight: an extremely overweight man was piling 12-packs of various soda into his cart. That was bad enough, but in the cart sat an average-weight child who looked to be about five years old. I watched the man sadly as he added Dr. Pepper and Pepsi  [...]

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The Diet Detective

Posted by on Jun 16, 2009 | 2 comments

Ryan and I have recently discovered this great new show called I Want to Save Your Life. It’s on WE (Women’s Entertainment Network), but Ryan found it while browsing through health and fitness show titles on the cable guide. The show features nutrition expert Charles Stuart Platkin, who calls himself the Diet Detective. Platkin ambushes [...]

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Holistic health care and cancer

Posted by on Jun 11, 2009 | 1 comment

I wanted to take a minute today and talk about diet as it pertains to cancer. I don’t know why I find the subject so interesting; maybe it’s because I recently had my own brush with cervical dysplasia — a huge motivating factor in my ongoing quest to eat a healthier diet — or maybe [...]

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Restlessness and red meat

Posted by on Mar 26, 2009 | 1 comment

Lately I have been in a state of restlessness, like I am waiting for something to happen. I guess I am, because I have all these career goals and still not a clear timeline of when things are really going to change. Still, I find myself checking my e-mail constantly, in part because I am [...]

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The taste of taste

Posted by on Nov 13, 2008 | 0 comments

My boyfriend Ryan recently made an appointment to get a new tattoo on a Friday evening. Knowing the tattoo was going to be large and would take several hours to complete, I suggested we go out to dinner beforehand. A friend of his who was also a part of the conversation laughed and said “I [...]

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