I was wearing a glucose monitor on a long bike ride when I ate a bag of jalapeño cheese puffs. What can I say, things happen (even to healthy living advocates). My blood sugar rose to 170. And not just for a few minutes. It stayed elevated for hours after. That got my attention. Not because cheese puffs are “bad.” Not because I think every spike is a crisis. But because this is exactly how m...

We all marvel at our own ability to hit another birthday. Is it an accomplishment? Not exactly. Time marches sprints on regardless. Still, it's a thing. You got here, wherever that is.  And so it is with me. I'm here, halfway through my fifties, and the thing I am marveling at is not so much that time passed, but that things added up. My menopause transition has not been painful. I have my heal...

  I'm kidding about the wreck yourself, but not the test part. Let's keep this light. Eating healthfully isn't about perfection or shaming ourselves for getting it 'wrong.' It's about curiosity and inching towards a version of health that works for you. Cool, cool, now let's get on with it.  Here's the system I created to quickly spot overprocessed foods. Remember, the more processed a food is...