“I do my research!” If I had a dollar for every time I’ve read that statement on social media these past 21 months or seen it displayed on a poster […]

If you’ve been reading my 2021 postings, you might have noticed that for the past 6 weeks or so, I’ve been talking about what not to do: mainly vitamins, minerals, […]

Probiotics—A “60 Minutes” Fantasy Have you taken your bacteria and fungus, aka probiotics, today? If you watched the June 28, 2020 episode of 60 Minutes, you might have come away […]

You don’t usually see lots of media flap about weight loss diets this time of year (too late to lose it for bathing suit season, I guess). But the pandemic’s […]

If your doctor told you that your vitamin D is low, is your chance of getting COVID-19 greater? Or if you get COVID-19, are you more likely to get really […]

What vitamins and minerals should I take to prevent upper respiratory infections?!? The short answer is, “None that we know of.” But the title caught your attention, didn’t it?  Unfortunately, […]

I’ve committed to writing more blogs this year. But to do that, I’m going to have to keep them shorter! Life is a series of tradeoffs! For my first few […]

Happy New Year! I’ve been silent for a while: a year, to be exact. Over the course of this past year, I’ve served as the invited guest blogger for the […]

Thanks for sticking with me to the end! In this final blog in the series, I will cover the always-intimidating Ingredients list, some additional important information about food allergens, the […]

Welcome back to the food package and my blog!  Now let’s move on to the Nutrition Facts Label, located somewhere on the package other than the front, a treasure trove […]