The ‘good genes’ argument is false
Friday 26th January 2018
TEN DAYS AGO, the results of President Trump’s first full physical by White House doctors made for guaranteed headlines. Despite his exercise being restricted to the golf course, and following a diet that reportedly includes…
The power of storytelling in healthcare
Friday 19th January 2018
IN NORTHERN QUÉBEC, Canada, the James Bay Cree are addressing their diabetes epidemic in an unusual way: by telling stories. According to The Sweet Bloods of Eeyou Istchee, every family in the traditional territory of…
Mindset, health, and the desire to get well
Friday 10th November 2017
I WAS SPEAKING to a friend the other day on the subject of helping people to eat better. I believe that with the right type of education and access to the right types of food,…
Putting the informed choice on the menu
Friday 29th September 2017
AS THE DIABETES epidemic spirals out of control and personal responsibility declines, our generation and the ones that follow it are destined for a health catastrophe the likes of which the world has never experienced….
The slow death of America: our obesity crisis
Friday 22nd September 2017
AROUND THE WORLD, paradoxically coexisting with malnutrition, is an escalating global obesity epidemic. It affects almost all ages and socioeconomic groups and is threatening to engulf even the wealthiest and most developed countries in the…