Breakfast Myths
Breakfast is not the most important meal of the day. Breakfast doesn’t jump-start your metabolism. If you just want a cup of coffee for breakfast- that is just fine.
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In Search of the Perfect Chicken
Making the perfect chicken isn’t easy. But there are ways to do it. Here we go through a bit of the trials and tribulations of making the perfect chicken- with a great skin and moist meat. Learning from the kitchens of great restaurants like Tarbell’s, Zuni Cafe, Ad Hoc, and Michael Mina – we continue to perfect our perfect chicken recipe.
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Soda and Artificial Sweeteners
When people come to me for weight loss surgery they tell me they are “addicted” to “soda.” They add – but I use “diet soda.” They need to get off the diet soda, because if they do not, they will not lose the weight that they should.
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Sodas, Food Stamps, and Obesity
You can purchase soda with food stamps – which means, the government is paying for obesity – and when New York tried to get an exemption, they were denied.
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Fast Food and Chain Restaurants- Can’t Afford Them
Cooking at home is less expensive – less for food costs, less for calories, less for sodium. Eating out at chain restaurants often have more calories than even fast food places
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Gluten- a Short Course: When and How to Choose It
Many people today are talking about diets that are “gluten-free.” Restaurants are offering “gluten-free” menus. There are websites, chiropractors, and others proclaiming that going on a gluten-free diet will provide improved health. But lets be clear- unless you have an allergy to gluten, removing gluten from your diet will not provide better health.
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Being a Vegan- President Clinton and Heart Disease
President Clinton recently announced that he is a vegan – under the care of Dr. Dean Ornish. Sadly, this will not result in President Clinton being healthier – he is falling under the spell of so many TV MD’s. The science just doesn’t support eating a vegan diet.
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Chicken Skin – It Is Amazing
Rotisserie Chicken may be the best method to prepare chicken – Ever.
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Foods That Make You Fat and Why
If you drink 100 grams of sugar (which tastes horrible) – almost as soon as it hits your stomach the sugar is absorbed into the bloodstream. This causes a rise in your blood sugar, and your body responds quickly to this by making insulin. This forces the blood sugar into cells and ultimately turns that glucose into fat.
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