Powerless?

I’m typing this from my office computer, where I still retain power after Hurricane Irene. But last night I dreamed that I lost the power to...

So You REALLY Think I Can Keep This Up?

The verdict is still out, but I’d bet on Sally’s success. Over the past 12 months, this formerly mid-200-pound woman has lost 54 pounds, sin...

Shoot the messenger

The blogosphere is buzzing with new theories, discussions, disagreements and downright squabbles. What better time to look at some of the wa...

Diet Rules: In Response to the Diet Pill Disaster

Imagine the disappointment! Didn’t you want to believe it? “Finally, a diet pill I can endorse! Check out this link”, with yours truly a...

A spark of reason

I’ve been reading through many (not all) of the comments on Guyenet’s rebuttal of the carbohydrate hypothesis. Although it can be rather te...

Macronutrients and food reward

If you see one bright red swan, you are not likely to give up a theory that says that all swans are white; you will instead go looking for t...

Hope or Despair? Only You Can Decide. But I Chose Hope.

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, i...

Science and religion

He held forth on a great range of topics, on some of which he was thoroughly expert but on others of which he may have derived his views fro...