Craft Beer versus Common Domestic Beer
There is a difference between craft beers and domestic beers. The difference is how the body processes the beer. The craft beer that Evo consumes are not only tastier, but probably better for a person
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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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Best Diet to Avoid Heart Disease
Many people are confused by which died to diminish risks of heart disease. It turns out from science we know the culprits are the carrier proteins of cholesterol and triglycerides- called LDL, HDL, VLDL.
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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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Third Largest Meat Recall Targets Ground Turkey
The third largest recall of meat in the United States as a result of an outbreak of one of the deadliest strains of Salmonella. Here is the list of products that are in the recall (a number of brand names). This salmonella is resistant to the most common antibiotics used to treat it and nearly 40% of those affected are hospitalized. Consider making your own ground turkey.
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