Blogs Posts in Health category; 25 blog posts

11 Health Myths That May Surprise You

Myths, half-truths and wives’ tales persist in medicine. Sometimes doctors and nurses even believe things that aren’t true or at least are unproven. That’s the focus of a new book, “Don’t Swallow Your Gum! Myth [...]

Posted On : Jun, 30 2009 | Comments : 0

Smart Health Choices

This section gives an overview of the book and how it is structured. You may wish to read the book from start to finish, or you may choose to read the sections most relevant to your needs and interests. The book is broken into six parts, a [...]

Posted On : Jun, 18 2009 | Comments : 0

The business of breast cancer

After reading "Breast Cancer: Society Shapes an Epidemic," my heart went out to those hundreds of thousands of women who walk or run to raise funds for breast cancer and hold out hope that we are getting closer to preventing the [...]

Posted On : Jun, 09 2009 | Comments : 0

The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind by Gary Marcus

Are we noble in reason? Perfect, in God's image? Far from it, says New York University psychologist Gary Marcus. In this lucid and revealing book, Marcus argues that the mind is not an elegantly designed organ but rather a "kluge," [...]

Posted On : Oct, 06 2008 | Comments : 0

Zen and the art of potty training

When my eldest, Michaela, was a toddler (she’s 17 now), I felt ahead of the game when it came to potty training. After all, I was a pediatrician. A brand new pediatrician, perhaps, but I’d learned about potty training in m [...]

Posted On : Sep, 24 2008 | Comments : 0

Health dept clueless on smoking ban in pubs

Come October 2 this year, and the bartender or the waiter won't come rushing with a lighter as soon as you put the cigarette between your lips while sitting in a pub or a restaurant. In May this year, the Union health ministry declared that [...]

Posted On : Aug, 21 2008 | Comments : 0

Easy dieting

THE first piece of good news this book brings is the revelation that extreme dieting actually makes you fatter. It makes you sick. It makes you revert to your original diet and that is when the kilos start piling up again, only faster this [...]

Posted On : Aug, 15 2008 | Comments : 0

In his final book, Arthur Clarke's last vision of the future

Arthur C. Clarke's health was failing fast, but he still had a story to tell. So he turned to fellow science fiction writer Frederik Pohl, and together the longtime friends wrote what turned out to be Clarke's last novel. "The Last Th [...]

Posted On : Aug, 06 2008 | Comments : 0

Best Books on Nutrition

Navigating your way through the sea of health information out there can be tiresome. As a holistic nutritionist I'm often asked for book recommendations, so here are a few of the nutrition titles I use the most. 1. Sugar Blues - William [...]

Posted On : Jun, 25 2008 | Comments : 0

Judging Books By Used Covers

The Spring Book Bazaar continues through Saturday at the Charles County Public Library's La Plata Branch. The annual sale of used books, books on tape, books on CD, music CDs and cassettes, and movies on DVD and VHS is sponsored by the [...]

Posted On : Apr, 17 2008 | Comments : 0

Title: Vegan and Vegetarian FAQ: Answers to Your Frequently ...

This is a collection of questions sent to the Vegetarian Resource Group on all aspects of vegetarianism. They are grouped into categories like Vegetarianism in Daily Life, Nutrition, Food Ingredients, Travel and Restaurants, Cooking a [...]