The Fight for the Soul of Fat People

(Sorry about the glitch yesterday, folks! WordPress prematurely published my post without any content as I was working on it. Here’s the whole tamale.) It must be a slow news cycle or something, because there are lots of stories floating around about the health of the nation and how to help those who are overweight […]

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System Failure

I apologize. I stayed up late after a really long and busy day to type a post for you guys, and WordPress ate it. They appear to be having some technical difficulties. Needless to say, it’s taking all of my willpower not to throw my laptop out a window right now. It was about this […]

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Quick Link: Vitamin B12

The NYTimes has a popular article going around about Vitamin B12 (here). Because bio-available B12 can only be obtained from animal sources (especially liver, red meat, fish, and shellfish), strict vegetarians and vegans run the risk of a deficiency. From the article: B12 is an essential vitamin with roles throughout the body. It is needed […]

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The Trouble with Moderation

Earlier this week, I quicklinked to an article in the NY Times that talked about a study that essentially proved that what we eat matters, not just how much (here). The study had a lot to say about the popular idea of “moderation”. You know, you hear this all the time. Let’s say someone asks […]

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Quick Links: Lotsa Good Stuff

A torrent of great article links have been coming across the Twitter wire today, so here they are in one place for you. As if you needed any, here‘s more evidence that grass-fed meat is very good for you. Here‘s an excellent takedown of the anti-salt lobby by The Scientific American. The New York Times […]

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Modern Mongolian Music and What It Means for the Rest of Us

Image courtesy of Claus Bunk Speaking of China and my someday-in-the-future dream vacation to Mongolia, here’s a modern folk-rock band, Hanggai, who merges an ethnic Mongolian sound with both current and antique instruments and sensibilities. In the NY Times video (here), frontman Ilchi talks about how many people assume that China is a monoculture, not […]

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Quick Link: Asparagus Ideas

The NY Times has several great ideas for that lovely, lithe, seasonal vegetable. Asparagus and Mushroom Salad Asparagus with Anchovies and Capers Asparagus with Gremolata, Lemon, and Olive Oil As any faithful reader knows, asparagus is one of my favorite grilling companions. Hint: you’ll see it again tomorrow. In my kitchen, it rarely gets much […]

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Quick Link: Sun Exposure Prevents Nearsightedness?

Could a lack of exposure to the outdoors cause nearsightedness (NY Times article here)? While genetics seem partially to blame, the numbers of Americans with nearsightedness have increased from 25% in the 70s to 42% today. In the same way that we evolved with certain foods, it appears that because we evolved outdoors, our eyes […]

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Here’s What I Think of Your Meatless Mondays

The NY Times recently featured Aspen, Colorado’s Meatless Mondays campaign (here). Allegedly, this all got started with Michael Pollan’s assertion that if all Americans went meatless one day a week, it would remove the greenhouse gas equivalent of 30-40 million cars a year. And if you know anything about Aspen, you know it’s crawling with […]

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Quick Links: Barefoot Running

The NY Times has a piece addressing the dubious claim that barefoot running will cure you of your running injuries (here). For one thing, I don’t know anyone who has made that claim. I have seen people say that in order to continue their running career, they had to switch gears, and barefoot running provided […]

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