Another week, another health scare. The Health pages of newspapers in the past couple of weeks have been full of the news that taking calcium supplements can almost double the risk of having a heart attack. What is the Role of Calcium in the Body? Calcium is the mineral most needed by the body as […]
food as medicine
Do You Eat to Live or Live to Eat?
Last weekend, after a lovely evening at a restaurant with friends, I found myself thinking about the social importance of food and the many reasons we eat. Do We Eat to Live or Live to Eat? We all have to eat to stay alive but beyond that food has different meanings for different people. For […]