The tip jar at CremaLita in Santa Monica reads, \”Make Me Fat,\” which is the opposite of why patrons frequent this new, kosher fat-free ice cream chain in Los Angeles.
If there\’s such thing as a typical doctor, Francine Kaufman surely doesn\’t fit the mold. First, as Zucker noted, \”She\’s the only doctor we know who comes to work in stilettos and a miniskirt.\”
Turkey, potatoes and gravy, candied yams — all the foods you love to pile on your plate come Thanksgiving.
What do women want? Happiness, family and to shed those last 10 pounds. Women can learn how to accomplish all this and more at an educational conference produced by women and designed to meet the needs and wants of women.
When Reena first entered the program a few years ago, she was a shy and baggy-outfitted 12-year-old, weighing 170 pounds, unsure if this would be just another boring visit to the doctor. But her single mom, a registered nurse, is acutely aware of the health issues involving overweight children.
\”The medical community says we\’re eating ourselves to an early grave,\” said Glenn Gaesser, professor of exercise physiology at the University of Virginia and author of \”Big Fat Lies\” (Fawcett 1996), \”and it\’s a big overstatement.\”
Real whipped butter. There\’s only one time of year you\’ll find it in my refrigerator — Pesach.
How do you decide where to begin? Start with knowing what\’s important in order to achieve good health and what\’s not.
Don\’t we all know what sensible eating means by now? Not too much fat, and good fats at that (olive oil, nut and seed oils, etc.); more grains and vegetables and fruits; less meat (lean), dairy products and fish.
It seems like only yesterday that everyone who could possibly afford it made sure to consume a lot of eggs, milk and red meat. In my case, come to think of it, that was yesterday.
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