Blog Search for: “the plural of anecdote is not data” . . . part 2 of 4 We have some strange logical fallacies that cause us to NOT learn what health and nutrition really are. (That, and lots of voices compete in the world of nutrition,… “The plural of anecdote is not data” . . . part 1 of 4 I’m still laughing since I read that most excellent quote–thanks, Katie! When I’m teaching my college students elemental data analysis and research, I tell them my two pet peeves about… Being sensitive to bad food–a blessing in disguise? My teenaged daughter Emma came home from camp today. After giving me a hug and saying hello, the first thing she said was, “MOM! Did you make green smoothies… teens drinking greens! Anyone think teenagers won’t drink green smoothie? This is my son (on the left) who was shorter than me at the beginning of this year and, I noticed tonight, is… Eating right while traveling internationally . . . part 1 Hello friends–I am back from touring 8 countries in the Far East. Getting trapped by the landslides that had downtown Hong Kong under water the day we left was… Is the China Study Bogus? Dear GreenSmoothieGirl: The Oxford-Cornell China Project is irrelevant to us, because Campbell studied rats and mice, and then Chinese people. Not Americans. Answer: I’m not going to comment much on… Why people get upset when we eat right Lisle and Goldhamer, in The Pleasure Trap, write about how to handle when people in our lives get upset because of our plant-based dietary habits. Their claim that people… Educate kids about nutrition Sometimes I wonder if my teenaged son is absorbing what I teach him about health, or if he’s just too annoyed with me and absorbed with “fitting in” to care…. VitaMix vs BlendTec So I came in from running and started to make a blenderful of GS. Sometimes if my BlendTec is full of something else, or my kids put the container… habits of highly healthy people . . . part 2 (of 2) Covey’s Habit #3 is to Put First Things First. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs reminds us of this, if you’ve ever studied psychology. At the bottom of the pyramid… Seven habits of highly healthy people . . . part 1 (of 2) Seven habits of highly healthy people . . . part I You probably know Stephen Covey’s landslide bestseller, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. You can relate some… Good, Better Best: CHEESE Dear GreenSmoothieGirl: what’s good, better, and best for CHEESE? Answer: Some people think soy cheese is a good alternative. I think it’s highly processed and not worth the expense. Also,…
