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Posted in Uncategorized on January 29, 2012 | 7 Comments »
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Paula Deen Follies
Posted in Uncategorized on January 29, 2012 | 2 Comments »
© 2012 Nancy Appleton PhD & G.N. Jacobs I’m not sure how to react to celebrity chef Paula Deen’s delayed announcement of contracting diabetes. Do I give full vent to the same schadenfreude as when I learned that many tobacco executives die of lung cancer? I don’t think I can pull off kicking that woman [...]
We Can’t Make This Stuff Up
Posted in Uncategorized on January 2, 2012 | 2 Comments »
© 2012 Nancy Appleton PhD and G.N. Jacobs Those of you that may have already read our book Killer Colas may remember that we asserted that drinking soda is much like drinking battery acid. You may also remember that we tried several times to replicate a demonstration from Mr. Jacobs’ youth where freshly pulled teeth [...]
New Years Resolutions
Posted in Uncategorized on December 15, 2011 | 1 Comment »
© 2011 Nancy Appleton PhD & G.N. Jacobs Resolutions, we’ve all made them. Usually, they last two weeks. So how do we give ourselves the best chance of meeting the next batch due in just a few weeks? Perhaps the problem is that we attach too much to New Years as a time of new [...]
Don’t Feed Your Kids Those Flintstones!
Posted in Uncategorized on December 8, 2011 | 1 Comment »
© 2011 Nancy Appleton Ph.D. & G.N. Jacobs Children’s chewable and gummy vitamins may possibly be the worst thing for your child. We’ve been told for years that our children may need the supplements to make up for shortfalls of key nutrients in their diets. Considering how difficult it may be to convince kids to [...]
Morning Coffee
Posted in Uncategorized on December 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
© 2011 Nancy Appleton Ph.D. & G.N. Jacobs There was an old cartoon about how in the old days we would meet over coffee and cigarettes to discuss our problems, but now coffee and cigarettes are our problems. Forty years of propaganda has had an affect on smoking, but we really love our coffee a [...]
Holiday Dining
Posted in Uncategorized on November 7, 2011 | 2 Comments »
© 2011 Nancy Appleton Ph.D & G.N. Jacobs It’s the holiday season! The food on the holiday table looms almost like a movie monster photographed with all the cheesy tricks, including an appropriately ominous music score and vertigo-inducing camera moves. But, how do we enjoy the holidays without getting waylaid in the dark forest by [...]
Don’t Worry, Eat Happy!
Posted in Uncategorized on October 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
© 2011 Nancy Appleton Ph.D. & G.N. Jacobs Longtime readers may have noticed that I have consistently said to exercise, pray, meditate, write, listen to music, or even hug the kids and pet the dog before eating. Naturally, I wasn’t just making this advice up as I went along. My source is a giant of [...]
The Top 10 Reasons To Stop Drinking Soda
Posted in Uncategorized on June 28, 2011 | 4 Comments »
© 2011 Nancy Appleton PhD and G.N. Jacobs From their book Killer Colas © 2011 Nancy Appleton & G.N. Jacobs Go to our Store – Click Here! 1) Sugar-sweetened drinks can cause pancreatic cancer.[i] 2) Soft drink consumption may lead to hyperactivity and other mental problems.[ii] 3) Sugar-sweetened drinks can lead to obesity, heart disease [...]
