by Todd Whitthorne | Oct 4, 2017 | health, nutrition
Malcolm Gladwell, the best-selling author, has written about the differences between a mystery and a puzzle. Solving a mystery requires gathering clues that often are hard to come by and sometimes impossible to find. Puzzles are totally different. Think of a jigsaw...
by Todd Whitthorne | Oct 15, 2014 | health, nutrition
When it comes to the health of our country, Chicken Little was right…the sky IS falling! While healthcare and the Affordable Care Act dominate the headlines it seems that actual health gets very little attention. In June the American Diabetes Association released new...
by Todd Whitthorne | Jun 10, 2013 | health, nutrition
One of my favorite expressions is that Food is Fuel. Just like a car needs gasoline in order to run, humans need food in order to live. Not just to breathe but to flourish. The quantity, or amount, of food is obviously important but so is the quality. I believe...
by Todd Whitthorne | Aug 29, 2012 | health, nutrition
Strive to add at least one serving of a fruit or vegetable per meal. Notice I said at least one… One half of a cup is considered a “serving”. A piece of fruit (i.e. small banana, apple, pear, etc.) is also considered a serving. Fried does NOT count, nor do corn,...
by Todd Whitthorne | Aug 22, 2012 | nutrition
Many of us eat fairly well, but have those one or two things that are keeping us from being as healthy as we could be. Think about this, a Venti Caffe Mocha has 26 grams of fat and 450 calories! Many of us “super size” our fast food meals when we’re already over...