Daily Archives: February 18, 2015


A recent study by Ma Y, Olendzi BC, Wang J, et al. Single-Component Versus Multicomponent Dietary Goals for the Metabolic Syndrome: A Randomized Trial. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2015 found that adding additional fiber to the diet can help a person lose weight, lower their blood pressure and blood sugar.  Many of the diets that people try […]

Eat more fiber (at least 30 grams per day) and ...


Here is an interesting article on “ageism”. Ageism, the persistent ‘ism’ A research study done at Yale University found that young people posted negative comments about seniors on Facebook. Unfortunately the computer-mediated communication that occurs on twitter, Facebook and other media allows people to post comments without consequences. I doubt if many of the people who post […]

An interesting article on Ageism