Posts Tagged ‘Dieting’

Drink to a Better Future: Drink Cabernet and Live a Longer and Healthier Life

March 24th, 2010

Three years ago a hospital in England became the first in Europe to prescribe red wine to its patients. Speaking on BBC radio, Hugh Johnson, a world-renowned wine writer said, “It’s very positive news that a hospital is taking this holistic view.”

MY reaction to the hospital prescribing red wine at dinner was “HURRAY,” however, the medical and consumer press in the US barely covered this step forward in health care. Wh » Read more: Drink to a Better Future: Drink Cabernet and Live a Longer and Healthier Life

Fertility and Dieting

August 16th, 2009

Obesity has many negative health consequences. Some are better known and documented than others. Recent studies have shown that yet another potential consequence of obesity is difficulty when it comes to conceiving a baby. Fertility troubles are a growing problem in this country and around the world. One reason that is being hailed as a very viable culprit is obesity. While most people look immediately to the female in the relat » Read more: Fertility and Dieting