A New Normal

The Easiest Way to Stay Thin Forever

Best-selling author Michael Pollan explains how food marketers have turned his critiques (like don't eat anything with more than five ingredients) into another way to sell consumers more food.

Time Magazine Interviews Michael Pollan

"You get to vote with your fork three times a day. It's a lot more votes than you have in any other realm of life, and getting that vote right, even once a day, makes a difference." -- Michael Pollen

Crisis In Nutrition

Tom Naughton speaking on why more and more people are ignoring doctors, nutritionists and government health agencies and turning to blogs and social media for health and nutrition advice.

Pumpkin Treats

Do you know what's really in popular pumpkin beverages?

The Inverse Food Pyramid

What kinds of foods should we eat? Dr. David Perlmutter discusses how the USDA nutritional guidelines favor carbohydrate and sugar-rich foods. The pyramid should be turned upside down.

Michael Pollan: In Defense of Food Lecture

Michael Pollan's book, In Defense of Food offers some new ways to think and talk about food.

Super Slow Workouts

What if you could achieve better results in 20-minutes of exercise a week, than you could in 6 hours? Would you consider it?

Forward to Normal

Eating potatoes, corn & bread is like ordering a cup of sugar and pouring it over your steak.

Supermarket Science 101

Supermarkets use merchandise manipulation to sell you foods you don't need. Beware!

Exercise and Fun Are Two Different Things

I see RED when I hear people talking about how much they love exercising. That usually means they aren't working very hard at it.

Welcome to ZLife!

Welcome to ZLife, and FREEDOM.

Are you going to eat that, Einstein?

According to nutrition information posted on their website, an Einstein Everything Bagel contains 54 grams of carbohydrates. From a weight loss standpoint, you’re much better off licking off the cream cheese and throwing the bagel away.

Tuesday Night Must See Obesi-TV

Here’s the thing: I know why I got fat. I was eating the wrong stuff. I wasn’t overeating or bingeing. I was making some terrible choices.

And the (b)Eat Goes On…

The more I think about my first blog post (I’m Melting! I’m Melting!), even more diets I tried came flashing into my head...