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My favorite reads of the week 🍎

Nov 21, 2025

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Things that might surprise people: I love Thanksgiving. I get to see my family and eat yummy things. Win-win.

That doesn't mean I put moderation or healthy eating on a shelf; I build it right in. Not out of some sense of virtue, but because I hate the hangover of feeling unwell or gaining a few pounds. And yes, I eat dessert, but there are some things I do differently, as I outline in the link below.

The piece that really moved me is the Times profile of Joan Didion's Thanksgiving preparations. She describes her kitchen as "a room of one's own," which is how I feel about my beloved kitchen.

I consider cooking a moving meditation.

I can actually feel my buzzing brain calm down as I reach for ingredients and warm up my pans. By the time it's ready to eat, I've reset from the day's difficulties.

Long live ritual.

Life is incredibly stressful right now. May your kitchen welcome and envelop you. May you embrace loved ones and delight in a good meal.

The Pieces 🍎

1. Between now and January 1st accounts for most of the weight a person gains over a lifetime. I've managed fifteen holiday seasons without gaining a pound. Here are my strategies ⤵️

Love the Holidays but dread gaining weight? Let's end that.

“Just back from 11 days of travel with work meetings, work meals, restaurants, and Thanksgiving.
Wow–didn't gain an ounce.
I'm so excited about the sustainability of these practices.
Looking forward to slaying the Holiday season for the first time ever!"

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Sugar. It's Always About Sugar.

Specifically, "How Do I Eat Less Sugar?" There's a faulty idea at the heart of that question that I'd like to address. Eating less sugar is important for your health now and as you age. There's no doubt this is an important thing to do. Where people go wrong is thinking that the desire for sugar is a personality quirk, or worse, a personal deficit. I promise, it's no such thing. Yes, some ...

Why Kale Is Healthier With Olive Oil (And Most People Miss This)

Also, why it suddenly tastes amazing. Despite having a self-proclaimed wide palate, I admit I turned up my nose at kale. It's good for you, there's no doubt about that. But the very qualities that make it a nutritional powerhouse also make it tough to enjoy (play on words). Kale earns its reputation because it’s loaded with vitamins A, C, E, and K, minerals like calcium, magnesium, and potassiu...

Are You Getting Older or Healthier?

Not a trick question. The good news: Research suggests that the lifestyle choices we make from our forties into our seventies are among the most critical predictors of healthy aging. Two recent studies add to the growing evidence. The first study, published earlier this year in Nature Medicine, found that maintaining a healthy diet throughout the middle years of life (ages 39–65) was associa...

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Love the Holidays but dread gaining weight? Let's end that.

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I'm one of 4% who lost significant weight and kept it off past the ten-year mark.

I did it without apps, fasting schemes, calorie counting, or carb restriction.

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