College Prep with Glorious One-Pot Meals
What is all that every college student needs in order to eat healthily and cheaply while in school? Why a copy of Glorious One-Pot Meals and a 1- or 2-quart sized cast iron Dutch oven,…
The Teal Pumpkin Project = Allergy-Safe Trick-or-Treating
Have you heard of the Teal Pumpkin Project? Begun by FARE (Food Allergy Research & Education) and in its third year, pumpkins painted a bluey-green teal indicate a house that hands out food-allergy-safe/non-food items on Halloween to…
Positive Youth Development: A new model of youth reform
For too long we have treated wayward youth as pariahs, handicapping their chances for becoming contributing members of society ever afterward. My husband, Dr. Edward Cope, works with an amazing program called Rite of Passage…
Trans-Fats in Our Favorite Candy Bars
Halloween is tomorrow and before we all binge on commercial candies, we should have some idea what we’re eating. Here’s an ingredient list from a popular candy. Can you identify the brand? High fructose corn…
Probiotics Before and After Birth Can Decrease Later Allergies
Supplementing babies and pregnant mothers with probiotics was shown to decrease eczema by 77%, according to a July 2014 study published in the official journal of the Japanese Society of Allergology (JSA). After supplementing 130 pairs…