Yesterday, it was reported in one of my favorite nutrition industry journals, NutraIngredients, that food-manufacturers in the UK where bastardizing the top-end of the market by labeling half of last years new products as “premium.” “Nearly half of the 1,519 new food products launched last year were premium.” The article went on to explain how “this practice could quickly make premium a meaningless term” – ...

I recently read an article which talked the number of people who own home gym equipment and don’t use it. They somewhat humorously referred to the Bowflex and similar machines as $2,000 clothes hangers. While the article had some interesting facts (like a recent survey found that 47% of Americans own home exercise equipment) it fell flat on solutions when the author made the all too common error of identify ...

In the event yesterday's comments on ice cream research felt a bit harsh to you, I'm pleased to come back today with some redeeming, positive news on the same subject: ice cream. [Why all the focus on ice cream, I find myself asking...perhaps it's the warm weather arriving here in CO. Perhaps...] With sales and profits of functional foods (the adding of nutritive ingredients to regular foods to make "s ...

From the "amazing but true" category comes this shocking new research that you too may find hard to believe. A recent scientific study by a highly skilled team of researchers has been able to probe deep inside people’s brains to uncover the necessary support to prove that people... ...

I don’t watch much television news. Long ago I concluded that what we take in through our eyes and ears is as much a diet for our soul as what we take in our mouth is for our body. For the same reason, I do not watch any “reality TV” – not at all sure where they get off using the term “reality” to describe the crap that’s beamed to our homes any way. I’ve seen a lot of reality in my life but nothing quite l ...

Yes, that’s right. Amazing but true… The January 12 2005 edition of Medical News Today reported on a 12.7m Euro research project (in Europe of course) “to understand more about exactly how exercise effects the body.” The researchers will dive in at a molecular level seeking to understand more about the role of enzymes, how the body regulates energy intake in the form of food and appetite control and energy ...

I received a great question in my BestABS FAQ section this morning from a friend in Tx - one I was compelled to reply to immediately. The question pertained to the impact on our body's ability to stay strong and lean into our 50's, 60's and beyond. Whether your 30 or 60 I think you will appreciate my reply: Can you still do this when you hit your 50's and beyond? Now there is a great question! Simple answer ...

Quite honestly I’m past the point where I feel compelled to toot horns, toss streamers and pop-cham-pag-nah corks on New Years. It’s not that a case of "baa-humbug” or anything like that - I like a celebration as much as the next person but given the rate in which 2004 literally flew by for me (how was it for you?) I really don’t want to look too eager to see another year come and go. Given that the ne ...

I went took my first salsa dancing lesson this evening with Angie. I’m not much of a dancer. Some how in all the years of training and working I’ve not make time to polish up my dancing. Yet, I’m an eager student who strives to get it right, quickly. The lesson was actually quite enjoyable — not quite "fun" as it's still a struggle for me but I can imagine it could become so. Learning new body-moves w ...

This morning I saw a commercial for a new stair-climber (from the people who bring us BowFlex) that I’ve seen this umpteen times before. yet this time was different as I actually heard what they were saying. I often tune these things out as the all too frequent, ridiculous claims for health and fitness products, like the always popular, "lose all the weight you want without changing the way you eat, without ...