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I’ve been baking some Christmas cookies this morning and afternoon: some butterscotch oatmeal, and whole wheat sugar cookies for decorating. Always baking, especially for holidays, Christmas cookies are a favorite of mine.  It’s just not the holidays without them!  This year, though, I’m trying to be conscious and moderate. Instead of a huge batch of…

I just love the comment that someone posted a few days ago, in response to How to Curb Your Appetite.  I reprint it below, as the “Comment of the Week.” This week I’ve posted a lot on family history, genes, materialism, making lower-fat hamburgers, and Christmas memories – I guess they’re all a prelude to…

That’s a very easy, straightforward concept, isn’t it?  If something that is not good for you is not easy to get, you are less likely to think of it, or eat it.  If the bad stuff is not in your mind, you are less likely to seek it out.  This is the big secret of…

Scientists and dietitians have told us for decades that overweight is a simple equation: calories-in balanced with calories-out.  Now, there may be another factor on obesity: your genetic disposition towards a particular kind of bacteria in your intestines and colon. An article in last month’s Time Magazine by Alice Park sheds some light on the…
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