confused about the latest reports on vitamin d? you’re not alone!

Why does it sometimes seem as though the medical community purposely wants to confuse, confound and worry us with a continuous flow of reports that are often at odds?

vitamin d: you know you want it . . .

Some great news was just released that is sure to make big believers in the power of vitamin D smile, and maybe just a little smug. Not only is this little “vitamin that could” essential for keeping our brain cells healthy and percolating as we age, but taken with calcium, it offers a host of other health … Continue Reading

i ate (and ate) my way through hurricane sandy . . . and lived to tell the story

(Note: This article originally appeared in FOF.) Forget About the ‘Freshman 15’ . . . I’m Worried about the ‘Sandy 7’ I wasn’t one of those young women who gained the extra, unwanted 15 lbs. (famously called the ‘Freshman 15’) after starting college, probably because I was a commuter college student (or a ‘commuter chick’ … Continue Reading