I would like to say that, like many others, I shop at a variety of grocery stores based on the availability and options of things I need. However, I’m not sure that many others shop at such a variety of places. So if you’re a person who shops at 3+ stores for groceries, I’d love … Continue reading Where I shop, Looking at Ingredients
Month: February 2019
Intermittent Fasting – Week 8
This is obviously not Intermittent Fasting 😛 IF Chat This week I had a hard time finding conclusive research to discuss that didn't have to do with weight loss, was recently published, or used human participants. However, I did come across this little gem in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports titled … Continue reading Intermittent Fasting – Week 8
Intermittent Fasting – Week 7
Courtesy of Harvard's The Nutrition Source IF Chat: Last week I shared a post from Harvard mildly criticizing intermittent fasting as a weight loss approach for the obese population. This week, I'll discuss the highlights of Harvard's The Nutrition Source, "Diet Review: Intermittent Fasting for Weight Loss". Now, the review itself is pretty short so … Continue reading Intermittent Fasting – Week 7
Intermittent Fasting – Week 6
Courtesy of the Harvard Heart Letter IF Chat - So far I've shared a lot of information basically in support of IF, so I thought this week I'd discuss an article which is skeptical of IF. This week, a short discussion of IF's impact as a weight loss strategy for the obese population from Harvard … Continue reading Intermittent Fasting – Week 6
Intermittent Fasting – Week 5
IF Chat: Continuing the Gut Health Conversation Last week, I shared a (basically) meta-analysis of the effects of IF on the microbiome. Sort of paradoxically, it seems that depriving the GI tract of ingested nutrients for prolonged periods of time actually results in a fuller, more flourishing bacterial environment and more intact gut lining. This … Continue reading Intermittent Fasting – Week 5
The Michelin Guide: A Brief History
Courtesy of the Business Insider As a “foodie" with a history of almost 17 years experience working in restaurants, a long time reader of Bon Appetit and Food and Wine magazines, and a well seasoned at-home chef, I have wanted to write about this for a long time. I figured that since Michelin is a huge company … Continue reading The Michelin Guide: A Brief History
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