The Omega Ratio

The theory advanced by Dr. Lands and Hibbeln is that the ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids in the diet is the crucial factor for menta...

Vegetable Oil and Homicide

One of the major dietary changes that has accompanied the downward slide of American health is the replacement of animal fats with industria...

Water for the Pima

A few months ago, I published a post about the Pima Indians (Akimel O'odham) of Arizona. The Pima are one of the most heart-wrenching ...

Poundsworth of Ektachrome

Wandering about Market Harborough's 'antiques' market this morning, I espied this little booklet displayed very prominently in ...

Bedroom Furniture, Bedroom Set

Bedroom Furniture Set 1 in Oak - Canopy Oak Includes: 1 x Canopy Oaks Twin Size Bed in Oak (88-5271-400) 1 x Canopy Oaks Night Stand in Oak ...

Celebrate Get Ready Day and spread the preparedness message

How prepared are you and your community for an emergency or disaster? Not very, if you are like most Americans. That's why Tuesday, Sept...

Conflict of Interest

The U.S. National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) is a government organization that educates physicians and the general public about t...

Atheists & Dolphins

If you like fonts, babies, and have one that needs Christening, then I should think it's worth getting in with the High Anglicans in Wel...

Public Health and the Upcoming Heating Crisis

There has been a lot of discussion lately about the role of public health in the upcoming heating and energy crisis. Clearly, when people c...

Eating Down the Food Chain

Europe once teemed with large mammals, including species of elephant, lion, tiger, bear, moose and bison. America was also home to a numb...

Unexpected Alphabets No 5

There I was, enjoying a spectacularly good party on Sunday night in a Leicestershire village, and, just as I'm getting stuck into anothe...

Saharan Hunter-Gatherers Unearthed

The media recently covered an archaeological discovery in Niger that caught my attention. In the middle of the Sahara desert, researchers ...

Low Light, High Hopes

"Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness! Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun..." Keats knew what to say, and although we'...

Downeast Trip - Homeward Bound

Leaving the county, I felt a wide mixture of emotions. On one hand I felt shaken by seeing the dozens of graves of young people. On the ot...

Downeast Trip Day #5 - Peter Dana Point and Big Lake

After spending a relaxing morning hanging out in our cabin by Grand Lake Stream, getting some work done on the laptop, my son voraciously re...

Fit at 70

In my professional life, I study neurodegenerative disease, the mechanisms of aging, and what the two have in common. I was reading through...

Get Ready Helping Handouts now available in Spanish

¿Hablas Español? If so, you may find a new set of materials from APHA's Get Ready campaign of interest. In August, the Get Ready campai...

Bristol Fashion

Driving out of Market Harborough this week I chanced upon a stunning shiny black motor car climbing quickly up Gallow Hill. I can't tell...

Kitava: Wrapping it Up

There's a lot to be learned from the Kitava study. Kitavans eat a diet of root vegetables, coconut, fruit, vegetables and fish and have...

Cardiovascular Risk Factors on Kitava, Part IV: Leptin

Leptin is a hormone that is a central player in the process of weight gain and chronic disease. Its existence had been predicted for decad...

Downeast Trip Day #4 - Pleasant Point Indian Days to Grand Lake Stream

After a morning walk around Eastport, which reminded me of my hometown of Farmington, and a couple of hours of combing the beaches at Prince...

A New Leicestershire Landmark

Not far from here is a road junction at the top of a hill that some of us call 'Whistle Top' Just behind the hedge on the north corn...

Cardiovascular Risk Factors on Kitava, Part III: Insulin

The Kitava study continues to get more and more interesting in later publications. Dr. Lindeberg and his colleagues continued exploring dis...

Cardiovascular Risk Factors on Kitava, Part II: Blood Lipids

The findings in the previous post are all pretty much expected in a population that doesn't get heart disease. However, things started ...

Web site encourages taking diversity into account when creating emergency plans

In an emergency, how ready are you to help the diverse groups that live in your community? To be in the know, check out the National Resourc...

Fizzzz Pop!

Out on the Fen again yesterday. Ended up photographing stuff I'd done before but with more clouds. However, a stop-off for a melting Kit...

Cardiovascular Risk Factors on Kitava, Part I: Weight and Blood Pressure

The Kitavans are an isolated population free of cardiovascular disease and stroke, despite the fact that more than three quarters of them sm...

Downeast Trip Day #3 - Connectivity

We woke up just down the road from the West Quoddy Lighthouse – the eastern most point in the lower 48 states. I always thought the name was...

Cricket & All That Gas

Funny where you end up sometimes. I've just been writing about gasholders for Classic Constructs , and talked about the famous ones that...