It's time once again for Baskin Clinic's annual Medical Year in Review, where we bring you developments in medicine and science that have either...
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Scales Tipping Towards Body Composition Over Weight as a Measure of Health
Who doesn't own a scale, or have access to one? While weight is a useful measure of overall health, it reveals nothing of our body composition. The...
Mindfulness
Pause for a moment. Sit up straight, put down your smartphone, close your eyes and take a few deep, cleansing breaths. Take an inventory of your...
The Problem with Artificial Sweeteners
On the way to Ikea the other day, I was consumed by an overwhelming sense of hunger. Big stores do this to me -- something about the thought of...
Year in Review
Well it's that time of year again… when we review the best medical stories of the past year. This year we broadened our aim to include more...
The Bittersweet Truth About Our Sugar Consumption
As I sit here writing this blog entry, I am mindlessly eating a raspberry yogurt and drinking coffee sweetened with soy creamer. It’s only 7:30 in...
