Over the past couple of years the potential marketing tragedy that was trans fats has been turned into a marketing edge for the food industry.It seems that by simply reducing the amounts of trans fats in its food products…a food company can market the fact that they are a “health conscious company” that is “looking out for their customer.”Surely, we missed the important lesson … [Read more...] about The Trans Fats Legacy
Health
The Fourth Macronutrient
It's Wednesday and I'm already looking forward to the weekend. I have spent almost all of my morning answering e-mail questions that did nothing but reaffirm my belief that obsessive compulsive eating is continuing to dig its claws into the North American "healthy lifestyle" (the opposite of what I suggest in Eat Stop Eat). I received two different emails about two very … [Read more...] about The Fourth Macronutrient
Fasting Benefits Your Heart
My mom sent me a text yesterday about a study out of the University of Utah. Apparently, according to this study, people who fast one day a month are 40 percent less likely to be diagnosed with clogged arteries than those who did not regularly fast.Sounds like great news, especially if you are like me and fast 6 to 8 times per month.Unfortunately, after looking over the study, … [Read more...] about Fasting Benefits Your Heart
How to be a Healthy Vegetarian
In my opinion there are two types of vegetarians. You can either be a healthy vegetarian or a box vegetarian. And personally, I think box vegetarians are some of the most unhealthy people in the world.A healthy vegetarian, is a person who has decided not to eat all, or some, forms of animal products, and instead has turned to a diet extremely high in a variety of fruits, … [Read more...] about How to be a Healthy Vegetarian
Why Starbucks is Like Godzilla
On Monday I had a chance to catch up with one of my good friends who has spent the last five years living in Japan. He was back in Canada for a wedding, and since I haven't seen him in years it was definitely time to catch up.Of course, the conversation eventually turned to Nutrition, and I learnt an eye-opening fact about some disturbing trends in Japan.According to my friend, … [Read more...] about Why Starbucks is Like Godzilla