Updated every five years, the recently announced federal dietary guidelines packed in some surprises despite being similar to those of the past 35 years. This post from Well blog reviews what’s new in this year’s dietary guidelines: there’s welcome news for lovers of shrimp, eggs and coffee, but some confusion on fat and conflicting information over meat. There’s good news, ... Continue Reading
Quit Sugar Gently With These 7 Techniques
This article puts together 7 effective techniques for quitting sugar gently by treating it as a personal experiment. If I’d told friends and family I was no longer going to eat, say, cashews, I’d have gotten little response from them. No big deal, they’d say. If you’re eating too many cashews, then stop. But almost three years ago, I quit sugar. It was a simple dietary vow, ... Continue Reading