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Tame that sugar monkey! redux

by chas on October 13, 2008

I ain’t no doctor
a weekly column by charles faris, hhc
Last week I began looking at a question from Massachusetts Sugar Fiend, who claimed to be “plagued by the desire to eat sweets; breakfast, lunch and dinner, morning, noon and night”, and wanted to know “what foods are good alternatives to satisfy my sugar craving?” We [...]

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Tame that sugar monkey!

by chas on October 6, 2008

I ain’t no doctor
a weekly column by charles faris, hhc
 
Charles,
I am finding myself plagued by the desire to eat sweets; breakfast, lunch and dinner, morning, noon and night. What foods are good alternatives to satisfy my sugar craving?
Massachusetts Sugar Fiend
Dear Sugar Fiend,
Thanks for asking me one of my very favorite questions! And pardon me if [...]

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Water: Is eight enough?

by chas on September 29, 2008

I ain’t no doctor
a weekly column by charles faris, hhc
Dear Charles,
I read on a list on the internet of 20 Things We Learned Were Wrong This Year that the canard about drinking 8 pints of water daily was wrong.  It also said that tea and coffee counted as liquid where i’d been told they didn’t. [...]

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Fear of Food

by chas on September 22, 2008

I Ain’t No Doctor
a weekly health column by charles faris, hhc
Dear Chas,
I’m afraid of conventional food, yet i don’t have the scratch necessary to buy all organic. What can i do? Eating is becoming very difficult for me.
—Chicken Little
Dear Chicken,
Thanks for your question, which in one variation or another is on many a mind these [...]

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Developing a Healthy Hunger

by chas on September 15, 2008

I Ain’t No Doctor
a weekly health column by charles faris, hcc
Charles, 
Like many people, I work too hard and find myself stressed under deadlines on a regular basis. My stress often goes to my stomach and I can suffer from a poor appetite, so I don’t feel like eating and would rather keep working. What can I do [...]

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