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A Lame Low-Carb vs. Low-Fat Study You Should Ignore 18 Jun 2013 | 04:46 am
A Cambridge study in the new British Journal of Nutrition compares low-carb diets to low-fat diets. In an analysis of thirteen studies, it appears that low-carbing was better for weight loss. In other...
Vegetarian live longer! (On paper, at least.) 5 Jun 2013 | 07:17 pm
Broccoliheads the world over are rejoicing over a new study appearing in The Journal of the American Medical Association: Internal Medicine showing that vegetarians have a lower mortality rate than th...
Video: All Things Nutrition, Fitness, and 80s TV 31 May 2013 | 07:20 pm
Steve Edwards and I did our chat thing yesterday. No specific theme--just lots of intel and bad jokes. We cover everything from juicing to supplementing to ballet barre. Well worth a look if you're hu...
Mindful Eating Goes Mainstream 28 May 2013 | 12:52 am
I'm super stoked to see that mindful eating is finally making it into the conventional nutrition world. It's a simple concept--if you eat slowly and really enjoy what you're eating, you benefit more f...
The Relaxifier: A 3-Day Stress Detox 25 May 2013 | 01:50 am
Stress much? Well, knock it off! All that hand wringing and gnashing of teeth is doing you nothing but bad. Here's a short list: it causes hormone imbalances, messes with your sleep, causes you to ag...
Reverse Racism in the Produce Section! 17 May 2013 | 11:46 pm
Purdue University held an incredibly bizarre roundtable recently called White Vegetables: A Forgotten Sources of Nutrients in which they defend fair-skinned produce such as potatoes, cauliflowers, tur...
Birthday Challenge, Nerd Style 10 May 2013 | 10:22 pm
Last week was my birthday. I turned 43, which isn't really a landmark celebration unless you happen to live in a society that uses a base-10.75 numeral system, in which case it would have been like I ...
Video Chat: Don't Get Sick! 21 Feb 2013 | 12:09 am
Video streaming by Ustream It's cold and flu season. Are you sick yet? If so, hydrate. If not, have a look at this video so that Steve and I can save you the agony.
Webqueue Test Blog 31 Jan 2013 | 03:26 pm
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A Leave of Absence 28 Jan 2013 | 11:35 pm
Dear Nerd Herd - You may have noticed that my postings have been sporadic over the last couple months. It's time to come clean as to why. I'm collaborating on a really cool book project and it's taki...
