Sixteen years ago, daughter Karen and I embarked on a weight loss journey, courtesy of Jenny Craig. Karen had just finished her stellar career as an internationally ranked shot putter, and she needed to relearn how to eat like a non-shot putter. She and my husband Roger conspired to convince Read more…
Here is what I am reading about today: what influences psychopathic traits ‘The study, the first to identify a specific gene associated with psychopathic tendencies in youth, appears this month in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology. People with psychopathic traits generally are more callous and unemotional than their peers, said Read more…
When I finally reached my goal weight of 135 lbs. (thank you Jenny Craig!), actually settling out to 131, in August of 2007, I was thrilled to join the National Weight Control Registry run by Rena Wing of Brown University and James Hill of the University of Colorado. I was Read more…
We’ve known for a long time that severe caloric restriction can dramatically increase the lifespan of mice, but needless to say, mice are not people. Now, researchers have reported not only greater longevity in rhesus monkeys on restricted diets, but less disease and less brain shrinkage as well. Rhesus monkeys Read more…