I am so excited: I’ve lost 5 pounds in little more than a week.  I needed to do it, as I was again in my range of 10 pounds, 5 up or 5 down, from my ideal weight.  What are my weight loss secrets? Here’s what I did to lose weight and maintain: 1 –…

I’ve gotten hooked on Kirstie Alley’s Big Life!  Her show on A&E is actually quite fun and entertaining.  I didn’t ever think this would happen, but she’s a delight. The episode this week is about the hiring of a new intern to help her read scripts.  This has gotten the other young intern/apprentice, Kyle, a…

Last week I wrote about a studied link between sugar and heart disease.  Your comments, as usual, were great.  I for one, am doing my best to not eat anything with added sugars, corn sweeteners, evaporated cane juice, brown sugar, raw sugar, dextrose, maltodextrin, sucrose, fructose, and on and on – all just sugar in…

Here is a really great, and simple recipe for chicken.  It’s originally a Russian/Georgian/Turkish dish that I have modified a bit to be lower fat and calories.  Try it over some delicious risotto or a flavored rice-dish. Or it’s great with other vegetables like squash or cooked carrots, and mashed potatoes.Dr. Norris J. Chumley’s Plum…

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