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Media Spin of IOM Report Out of Control

My phone has been ringing off the hook ever since the recent media release about salt from the Institute of Medicine (IOM for short) came out. “Did you hear, the New York Times is reporting that you don’t have watch your salt anymore” says one my...

Salt Substitute

I recommend the following article from the Times of Malta titled “Health Risks with Too Many Pinches of Salt.” The article focused on a recently released study published in the Malta Medical Journal which revealed that: Most chefs, whether working in...

High Blood Pressure—Facts Not Fiction

The following article titled “Top 15 Myths about Blood Pressure”, published in The Times of India, is worthy of your consideration. Kudos to Renita Tisha Pinto for such an excellent article.  The points raised are very much in line with our writings...

“Happy Meals”: The Unhappy Truth

Most fast-food places trick children into eating unhealthy foods by enticing them with attractive packaging. They even include popular toys in the package to make these unwhole offerings irresistible. Parents and grandparents often treat the children to a “happy...