Category: The Kitchen Sink

Calories aren't always calories. I mean, they are calories, but they're not easily measured. And they're not always a useful guide to how good your workout is......

We all know weight loss can be really hard. However, here are two recently discovered facts which display the issue in a very curious light.

Another year, another year. Most people seem to think the state of food sucks, with disagreement only coming from which areas of failure are most important. Obesity? GMO's? Animal treatment? We're all crusading towards Armageddon, it's only a question of what'll get us there first. Right? The future's uncertain, and it's hard to tell if danger is real or hallucinated, but here are three important issues facing the human race in 2013.

Cancer, cancer, cancer. It's everywhere.....but surprisingly not what we think it is. Our tribal minds have turned it into a well defined enemy that we march against, but most popular reconstructions of the disease are missing the most important points. So what is cancer? How does it work? Here are some guidelines for getting the idea right.

Oh, dear. I stepped into a pile. And even worse yet.....it's my own fault! Ouch. I hate stupid, especially when it pertains to me. I made a few editorial errors a while back which have just recently bubbled up to the surface. The corrections were made a while ago, but for anyone interested here's my $0.02.

Most health magazines read in a similar fashion: "New study finds X causes Y" The implication is that some unusual nutrient or ingredient now has some unexpected significant outcome. That makes for interesting reading, but it doesn't mean the message is worth a hoot.......even if the news is accurate.

A curated collection of stories from around the web. What's covered? Being and staying in vegan in difficult circumstances. The problems with PETA. The empathetic abilities of animals, And what's really helping people eat more greens.

Despite my sometimew low opinion of Starbucks groupies, I've slowly come around to the fact that I'm becoming one. I hate working at home, and gosh darn it, there's just no easier place to be amongst people while you quietly go about your work. But is the food at Starbucks good for you? Gosh no! Here's a rule based guide that'll allow you to minimize the caloric impact of your orders even if you can't tell a macchiato from a frappuccino.

For years the diet and health space has been full of terrible advice. It mostly revolved around false praise for foods, techniques, and quirky dietary habits that proclaimed health benefits that simply weren't there. However, the 21st century has made room for a new phony messiah: iphone apps.