Confessions of a sugar addict My childhood memories are punctuated with sugar: bakery donuts on Sunday mornings; a pillowcase full of candy on Halloween; Dairy Queen trips in the summer; pies at Christmas. Our home had a junk drawer brimming with potato chips, pretzels, cookies, and tortilla chips. This didn’t include the ice cream in…
Category: Addiction
No seed No feed
Did you know that some of the nuts, fruits and vegetables we consume are not natural? Yes, you got that right! Some are indeed man-made. Permitting the food is a seed-bearing plant that is upon the earth, and the tree has seed-bearing fruit – Enjoy! AVOID Genetic modification, the process of forcing genes from one species into…
BEFORE …
AFTER … If you are this guy or are even remotely close to him pay close attention to this information. The International Agency for Research on Cancer – or IARC – is the WHO agency that evaluates evidence and scientific research on cancer. In 1991 the agency classified coffee as a category 2B carcinogen, which, in…
Lack of Sleep anyone…
Why do I need regular rest… It is very difficult to recall things when you haven’t slept. Sleep strengthens bonds within brain cells and help develop long term memory. It is harder for memories to form if your mind is wandering due to lack of sleep and will eventually become an enigma. The formation of…
Cancer Prevention and Control Question(s)
Approximately 84,000 new cases are diagnosed and about 28,000 deaths occur each year from gynecologic cancer among women in the United States. Let’s talk about it… Please share your gynecologic cancer stories and reflect on what you would have changed to have prevented the diagnosis? Do you know what caused your diagnosis?