Controversial feast and famine diet
The hottest British export might be boy band mania, from the Beatles to One Direction. And Americans are fascinated with Kate Middleton and her royal baby bump, but the next big British invasion, hitting stores in the United States this week, might be “The Fast Diet.” According to its creators, tons of Brits are losing [...]
Toni Tipton-Martin: Learning for the future
Toni Tipton-Martin is a local food journalist and founder of the SANDE Youth Project, a non-profit organization based in Austin that enriches lives through culture, cuisine, and community, and The Jemima Code, a pop-up exhibit and blog that engages social history. Through her work, Tipton-Martin advocates learning from ones past to improve ones future. Tipton-Martin [...]
Wendy’s moves past ’99 cents’ with new value menu
Wendy’s no longer thinks a hamburger has to be 99 cents to be a deal. The fast-food company known for its Frosty shakes and square burgers has replaced its 99-cent value menu with a beefed up array of options called “Right Price Right Size,” with items ranging from 99 cents to $1.99. At a time [...]
Baby boomers find youth in testosterone
For thousands of years, explorers have been searching for the Fountain of Youth. Legend has it the elusive fountain contains a restorative source that brings endless vitality to those who drink from its pool. No one knows what the source is, exactly. It’s been called everything from the “water of life” to the “elixir of [...]
Dating after 50: Beware the 20-something
The 20-somethings: They’re that odd species with lightning-fast fingers capable of texting, e-mailing, chatting on a cellphone and watching television — simultaneously. And they’re hip — oh, so hip. A bit too hip for me. No, I’m no cougar. At my age, I could never date a 20-something. For one thing, I’m still mothering two [...]
Austin Tequila Fest 2012
On Friday, November 9th 7pm – 10pm at Casa Chapala (101 San Jacinto Blvd., Austin, TX 78701) Casa Chapala’s Austin Tequila Society presents the 3rd Annual Austin Tequila Society Fest: An Evening of Tequila Tastings, Fun, Food and Music benefitting the Horse Boy Foundation. Guests and members of Casa Chapala’s Austin Tequila Society will vote [...]
Studies more firmly tie sugary drinks to obesity
New research powerfully strengthens the case against soda and other sugary drinks as culprits in the obesity epidemic. A huge, decades-long study involving more than 33,000 Americans has yielded the first clear proof that drinking sugary beverages interacts with genes that affect weight, amplifying a person’s risk of obesity beyond what it would be from [...]
Study questions how much better is organic food
Patient after patient asked: Is eating organic food, which costs more, really better for me? Unsure, Stanford University doctors dug through reams of research to find out — and concluded there’s little evidence that going organic is much healthier, citing only a few differences involving pesticides and antibiotics. Eating organic fruits and vegetables can lower [...]
Eating more foods rich in Omega-3s may lower Alzheimer’s risk
Consuming foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids may guard against Alzheimer’s disease, new research suggests. The finding stems from work conducted among roughly 1,200 dementia-free patients over the age of 65. All underwent blood tests to assess levels of a key Alzheimer’s-associated protein after providing the study authors with a dietary breakdown dating back more [...]
Chocolate for Heart Health: The Darker the Better
When it comes to heart health, not all chocolate is created equal. This was the finding of a new study in which researchers at San Diego State University pitted dark chocolate against white chocolate to see which one offered the most benefit. The researchers suspected that dark chocolate consumers would see the most health benefits [...]
