Yearly Archives: 2011

NY Times…getting it right when it comes to the cost of “disease care”

It’s not very often that I applaud an article in any newspaper — on the topic of the cost of health care in this country and what to do about it. But on April 12, Mark Bittman of the New … Continue reading

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Vitamins…a 27 billion dollar folly?

An April 13 article by Madison Park on CNN.com led off with the following: “As more than half of U.S. adults are popping vitamins and supplements, the question remains — has it made Americans healthier?” The short answer is NO. … Continue reading

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Flatulent cows…and saving the planet

Every two-year old knows that flatulence is funny, they just haven’t learned that fancy word for it yet. But the environmental impact of the 60 billion animals that we raise for our dinner tables is no laughing matter. In a … Continue reading

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