I am delighted that President Obama signed the new school lunch bill, the “Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act.” The new law calls for increased aid to school lunch programs, the first in many years. It makes free lunches available to more kids. Most importantly, it’s a bill that makes schools focus on and serve more nutritious…

This holiday season, it’s so easy to get all wrapped up in business, I mean busy-ness.  Yes, there’s the business of gifts.  The business of making money to pay for all the gifts.  The business of making ends meet. There’s the busy-ness of celebrating loved ones.  The busy-ness of hosting holiday parties and good cheer. …

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel had recommended approval for a “new” diet drug, Contrave. It’s actually not new — it is a combination of older drugs, and the manufacturer thinks it will help people struggling with weight loss. Bupropion is one of the two drugs, an antidepressant. The thinking is that people…

I have to admit that I have totally gotten the Christmas Spirit. All I want to do is play Christmas songs on my devices. I want to sing carols. I am baking holiday treats (low fat and low sugar) of course. My wife and I snagged a Christmas tree. She decorated it and saves the…

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