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Low Fat Bread and Gluten Free Potato Chips
I’m triggered this week. Two misleading food labels in a row. All bread is low fat! Other than banana bread. Gluten Free potato chips? Really? Guess what. Potatoes are born gluten free. In my diabetic classes I was taught to read the regulated nutrition labels. Lining up comparable products can be a real eye opener. It…
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GMO Edible Cotton Seed
Developed at a university, this modified plant has the potential to produce more protein than all the chickens in the world. Areas where cotton is grown often has high malnutrition rates as well, so this cash crop could give back to the farmer in new ways.…
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Blame the consumer or the corporation? Detoxifying Toothpaste
Yup, this is now a thing. The toothpaste foams up to better access in between the gums, and offers a cooling sensation when done. https://crest.com/en-us/products/toothpaste/crest-gum-detoxify-deep-clean-toothpaste But it's called "DETOXIFY DEEP CLEAN". Obviously grabbing on to the coattails of pop culture, this toothpaste…
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Mindfulness is not just woo
I’ve recommended mindfulness as a way to short circuit boredom or automatic eating. I’ve also used mindfulness as a way to give myself short term relief from stress and obsessive thinking. I came across a great article today that fits in nicely with my experience. It’s an exercise like any other that with regular practice…
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The Chow Crown
What foods would you compete with? I’m thinking sardines are called for. https://youtu.be/R6nXzUt7dv0
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Help me pick a new ‘do’
It’s time, and I am also finding a new hairdresser. I’d like to give more direction than waving vaguely around my head. I found pics going back a few years, ranging from shortest to longest. Which do you think looks best (A-I)? https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/H8QH6FV
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Natural is Healthy Fallacy
There’s an editorial in today’s local paper regarding the public speaking career of a man convicted in the death of his toddler son, from very treatable Meningitis. After social media outcry, his two speaking engagements at a health expo have been cancelled. The promoter had never checked his background. Extending this to…
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Splenda Stevia Extract, non GMO
I WISH I was making this up. A commercial just flew by offering this natural product, made from the sweetest tips of the Stevia plant, non-GMO. I blame rampant public opinion, driving the companies to change their game. Gosh, there’s nothing wrong with saccharine other than a round of bad publicity. I weep for the virgin…
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Willpower is overrated
Kikisian on a diet soda thread mentioned that some psychologists suggest that willpower is a limited resource. Yes! I'd say it even stronger than that. There's a growing body of evidence that we have a limited amount of willpower and once it is exhausted, it is very hard to stay the course.…
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BPA is safe
Article. https://www.factsaboutbpa.org/blog/don’t-confuse-me-facts…-about-bpa?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=nov-7-blog Discuss. I’m itching to try the new wOo button.
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A GMO Apple that does not turn brown
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/11/these-genetically-modified-apples-that-dont-turn-brown-will-soon-be-available?utm_content=buffere8311&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer It will be marketed pre-sliced. One gene turned off. I’ll try it.
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Shockumentary Bingo
Found courtesy of Leah McGrath, twitter.
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Pancake Sunday
Duh. I've been preparing and posting pancake pics for like seems forever and hadn't thought of posting them here. Today's trial I call the Elvis Crepe because of its hidden protein power from eggs, PB2, and debittered Brewer's yeast. 83 calories per serving (exclusive of trimmings): 8.4 g carbs, 4.5 g fats, and 6.5 G…
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The complexity of weight loss
The doctor who runs my weight loss clinic reposted an editorial that resonates with me and my experience. If I were to summarize the article, trashing the "eat less move more" mantra does not mean I blame carbs, or that I absolve people of personal responsibility. However, the way forward to meaningful change is found…
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Great Article, Fearmongering for Dummies
http://inglesnutrition.blogspot.ca/?m=1#!/2016/10/fearmongering-guide-for-dummies-how-to.html TL;DR Use big scary words, flashy website, misrepresent your credentials, link to other detox sites, overstate your following, and promote a product for personal profit.
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Super Positive Weight Loss Story
He dropped in on Bodybuilding.com as a troll and stayed to save his life. Great story. http://www.sunnyskyz.com/happy-videos/4920/He-Posted-Fat-Pics-Of-Himself-On-A-Bodybuilding-Forum-As-A-Joke-The-Response-Changed-His-Life
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Correlation, Causation and County Maps
I'm diverting a conversations started elsewhere on the possible connection between the way we live and obesity/poor health. Is it diet, lifestyle? By comparing state county maps, can we see large scale patterns emerge? I'm picking on Texas mostly because it does pop out on a few maps. Like obesity and income inequality.
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The danger of treating food like medicine
The longer I go at this eating game, the more I figure we've got it all wrong. Here in North America we make a pill for every ill. A little low on something or another? We've got a pill for that. Which leads to treating food very much the same way. Carb or not to carb? Chicken or Beef? Which is best? What food will get me…
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Instead of fighting food addiction, how about active curiosity?
This is on TED today, http://www.ted.com/talks/judson_brewer_a_simple_way_to_break_a_bad_habit When we are in the throes of an old habit, it might help to step back and observe; what are our bodily reactions, what are we getting out of the experience? There's some good neurology science behind it.
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Latest NSV - Ice Skating
At the end of the hour I was skating smoother than this, and free from the boards. On ten dollar skates picked up from a second-hand store, and five dollars more on shoe polish. With my new-found knowledge, I am confident with practice I'll be getting better! Tonight, skiing.
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GMO Researcher's work is pulled
http://retractionwatch.com/2016/01/17/gmo-researcher-loses-paper-accused-of-manipulating-data/
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Taking Nutrition Research with a grain of salt
I like that the MFP crowd values science over fluff. Here's a witty article that explains the fundamental flaws with much of current nutrition research reliant on self reported food logs. http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/you-cant-trust-what-you-read-about-nutrition/ I can see why a much more controlled longitudinal…
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Calling out Lazy is the Lazy answer
I am peeved when I see responses calling out posters asking for help as being....lazy. In my opinion, that's the lazy answer. I recall all the work I did over the past few years losing weight, reaching fitness goals and all of that, and at various times I got bored, discouraged, distracted, or tempted. The courage came…
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The Lucky Iron Fish
Cool product. Making a world difference. Boil this lucky iron fish in your water for ten minutes and supplement your iron naturally. http://www.luckyironfish.com We get an iron question nearly every week. I'm going to start suggesting this.
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Active BS Meter
My favourite blogger, "Not Running a Hospital", talks today about spotting BS and respecting science. He further quotes an article by Pennycook, "On the reception and detection of pseudo-profound BS" Is this good enough reason to challenge a fluffy post (i.e. "I heard bananas are bad for a diet"), even if it sounds cranky?
