A reader sent me a question last week that I suspect a lot of you have been wondering about. She wrote that she runs a whole-foods home. She's been following along with the processing framework. And she's noticed something: she can't keep coconut sugar, honey, or maple syrup in the house. She goes overboard. So does her 3-year-old. But a few drops of monk fruit sweetener (the kind blended with ...

Specifically, how much of our understanding of weight and healthy living relies on willpower, and how it's the hidden force that sabotages every effort. We aren't designed as human beings to resist pleasurable foods, even if we know that consuming them will be hard on our psyches and bodies. My thesis is that reliance on willpower is the underlying cause of lifetimes of dieting failures, weigh...

Hooboy, the news is grim for salads these days.  I went to Whole Foods to buy a head or two of organic lettuce but found them looking too forlorn to take home. I guess no one wants to take a chance these days. That's a shame because those heads offer a safer option for those unwilling to forgo a daily salad (me).  Here's why: In the face of multiple outbreaks involving fresh produce, choosing ...