Can You Trick Your Brain to Lose Weight? "The Hungry Brain" Review
Summary: Don't let anyone tell you there is only ONE factor driving obesity (sugar, fat, insulin, sedentary behavior, etc.) because there are many. But take heart, understanding the complexity can help us take better control of our eating behaviors, our health, and maybe inspire a little self-compassion. This one's on me for being so late. Stephan Guyenet, PhD's book "The Hungry Brain" was published in February and I am reviewing it now. But don't be like me, get this book NO
Must Read Books about Nutrition that AREN'T Diet Books
It's January and you might be swamped with Facebook stories about your friends going on cleanses, or hot yoga binges, or committing to a month with no added sugar, or eating strictly cotton balls. Or they're reading some book heavy on the nutribabble and light on the science and telling you ALL ABOUT IT. Le sigh. Maybe you- the dedicated nutrition nerd - need to escape from the madness. Maybe you want to send your friends a book full of common sense (but maybe don't be that p
Summer Reading List! #NutritionSummerReading
A little while ago I asked people to suggest books that would make great summer reading. The topic? Food & Nutrition, of course. Books suggested ran the gamut from healthy eating and diet fads to food history. If you read along, tweet your thoughts using #NutritionSummerReading and join the conversation! If you read them, please send along your thoughts (via email or Twitter) and I will add them to the book descriptions. Image from the Summer Reading Program at the Osage Cit
Book Review: "Always Hungry" by Dr. David Ludwig
Welcome to the book review section of NutritionWonk, where we try to deconstruct popular diets by examining the science underlying the major claims. Introduction: Always Hungry and the Diet Book Literary Tradition Always Hungry, by Harvard endocrinologist Dr. David Ludwig, is the latest bestseller claiming to buck the conventional wisdom. Although plenty of diet books are written by MD’s, Dr. Ludwig is not a fad diet doctor. Dr. Ludwig has built a career of research and prac