We All Want An Edge Let's get off the backs of the ball players and fess up: We all take "performing enhancing" stuff. From our caffeine "fixes" in the morning to "jump start" all systems to our glass of wine at dinner time to "aid" digestion. Then in between we eat bran cereal and a cranberry capsule for our plumbing, an aspirin to make our blood slippery, a Viactiv to nourish our bones, an Omega-3 for heart health, a multivitamin to make all these things work and a St John's Wort to keep us from being cranky. In addition, we have a Coca-Cola to prevent the mid-afternoon slump and a little alcoholic "drinky" at the end of the day to ease the day's stress. ...more

December 21, 2007

We hope the Nobel Prize committee didn't miss this week's release of a groundbreaking study titled, "Waist-hip ratio and cognitive ability: Is gluteofemoral fat a privileged store of neurodevelopmental resources?" ...more

November 22, 2007

Cholesterol Takes A Shot Are you one of the nearly 76 million Americans living with high or elevated LDL, or "bad" cholesterol? Now you can drink your way to better levels with Promise activ SuperShots, the first minidrink with cholesterol-lowering natural plant sterols. The National Cholesterol Education Program and the Food and Drug Administration endorse natural plant sterols as a dietary method for cholesterol reduction. Unilever's new fruit-and-yogurt drink contains 2 grams of plant sterols per serving. It would take about 100 pounds of fruits, vegetables and nuts to get the equivalent in natural plant sterols. You'll also be drinking omega-3, omega-6 and vitamin E. Try it in strawberry, peach and raspberry. Each SuperShot has 70 calories, with 30 calories from fat. Promise activ SuperShots are available in grocery stores for a suggested retail price of $3.99 for a four-pack. ...more

October 4, 2007

There's a new granola on the shelves, and it's good for you, too. ...more

September 14, 2007