Downeast Trip - Reasons for the Trip

Earlier this year a study by public health scientists at the Harvard School of Public Health looked at variations of trends in life expectan...

Letter to the Editor

I wrote a letter to the New York Times about their recent article "The Overflowing American Dinnerplate", which I reviewed here . ...

Rats on Junk Food

If diet composition causes hyperphagia, we should be able to see it in animals. I just came across a great study from the lab of Dr. Neil ...

Unexpected Alphabets No 4

Not far from Melton Mowbray is a tiny hamlet, just off the undulating road that winds through the Leicestershire wolds up to Colsterworth. J...

Antique Chinese Living Room Furniture

Decorating With Chinese Antique Living Room Furniture A pair of red and green Chinese wedding cabinets found in Belgium fit perfectly into L...

Chinese Antique Dining Room Furniture

Decorating With Antique Chinese Dining Room Furniture The walls of the dining room are painted a warm mustard colour to offset the burgundy ...

Hyperphagia

One of the things I didn't mention in the last post is that Americans are eating more calories than ever before. According to Centers f...

Bould Statement

Last week I showed you Bould's now extinct garage in Kings Cliffe, Northamptonshire, and promised that I might show you Bould's yard...

Get Ready Mailbag: Healthy commuting

Welcome to another installment of the Get Ready Mailbag, when we take time to answer questions from our readers. Have a question you want an...