Paleolithic Diet Clinical Trials Part II

There were a number of remarkable changes in both trials. I'll focus mostly on Dr. Lindeberg's trial because it was longer and bett...

Kitchen Confidential 2

You know how we're always fascinated by other people's pantries? Well, I am. The covert look to see if there's any old brands kn...

Paleolithic Diet Clinical Trials

If Dr. Ancel Keys (of diet-heart hypothesis fame) had been a proponent of "paleolithic nutrition", we would have numerous large i...

October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Breast Cancer Awareness Month started with some wonderful events. First, was the launch of the new Maine Breast Cancer License Plates. Rep...

Get smart before using antibiotics

True or false? Taking antibiotics can help cure the common cold, flu or bronchitis. False. All of the above are caused by viruses, and antib...

Acne Anecdotes

Thanks for all the interesting comments on the last post. Here are some highlights: Methuselah : I had bad acne as a teenager and although ...

Round the Bend

'Ere we go again' as the earwig said as he fell off the shelf. These crass, cheap plastic arrows recently appeared overnight like sp...

Acne: Disease of Civilization

I often focus on the bigger facets of the disease of civilization. Things like cardiovascular disease and cancer, which are major killers a...

Puff The Magic Mushrooms

No, not a microscope image of the spaces between my toes but Lycoperdon pyriforme , a tiny version of the Giant Puff-ball so eagerly sought-...

Smoking and flu: Altogether worse for you

Hack, hack, wheeze...achoo? If you or someone you care about is a smoker, you may have noticed that flu season can be particularly trying on...

Breakfast With Percy

What is it about blokes photographing their breakfasts? This blog is in response to fellow blogee Ron Combo putting his half English up yest...

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is milder form of NASH , in which the liver becomes enlarged and accumulates fat. Ready for a shoc...

Agave Syrup

Anna brought up agave syrup in a comment on the last post, so I thought I'd put up a little mini-post so everyone can benefit from what...

How to Fatten Your Liver

Steatohepatitis is a condition in which the liver becomes inflamed and accumulates fat. It was formerly found almost exclusively in alcohol...

Change to Parking Bylaw ... so much for Access

The following video is an example of how a policy can be changed with little thought about the end result for people who have a disability. ...

Tinplate Saturdays

Saturday saw a beautiful, sunny, placid day on the beach at Brancaster in Norfolk. The tide was in on our arrival, but it soon receded over ...

Kitchen Room Furniture

Through the years kitchens have evolved from being a small room in the back of the house to being the focal point of the home. To make the ...

Working and Disabiltiy Related Costs

I got my first full-time job in December 2007 and, for the first time in my life, I was able to kiss the Ontario Disability Support program ...

Washington County Update

Friday September 12th Representative Anne Perry convened a meeting in Machias to discuss health disparity issues faced in Washington County...

Let history be our guide: Get ready

History reminds us that there are plenty of good reasons to prepare: smallpox, plague, yellow fever to name a few. The list is long and with...

Chez Moi

As a blogger of ill repute, I am often asked "Mr.Ashley, you have mentioned Ashley Towers on more than one occasion, and wondered if t...

A New Toy

I bought a new toy the other day: a blood glucose meter. I was curious about my post-meal blood glucose after my HbA1c reading came back hi...

Thoughts on personal preparedness: Getting ready for the worst

Today is Get Ready Day , APHA's observance aimed at helping Americans prepare themselves, their families and their communities for all h...

Behind the Pig-Sty

So, while the light fails / On a winter's afternoon, in a secluded chapel / History is now and England. T.S.Eliot wrote these lines in ...

March of Dimes - Not Accessible?

The March of Dimes, a non-profit charitable organization who raises funds to assist adults who have a physical disability, have moved their ...

Old Street No 1

And now the first in an occasional series of what's to be found on England's disappearing, and indeed vanished, highways. Yet anothe...

Bathroom Furniture & Accessories

Bathroom is one of importance room in our house, We need to create them and design them as we can with some beautiful models of furniture to...

Hotel Accessibility - What are they thinking?

Last week I had the pleasure of staying in a luxurious hotel in downtown Toronto, one I was assured would be wheelchair accessible. I made ...

Inactivity and Weight Gain

Most of the papers I read in the field pay lip-service to some familiar stories: thrifty genes ; calories in, calories out; energy density; ...

Celebrate Get Ready Day on Sept. 16!

How prepared are you and your community for an emergency or disaster? Sponsored by APHA, Get Ready Day , on Tuesday, Sept. 16, is raising aw...

States using tax breaks to convince residents to prepare for hurricanes

So what exactly would it take for you to be prepared for a disaster? How about a big fat tax break? Two U.S. states are hoping that giving r...