James Hubbard's My Family Doctor
by Leigh Ann Otte, managing editor Impending kiddie sugar high scaring the heck out of you? How ’bout enticing them away with a steaming bowl of boiled jack o’ lantern guts (i.e. pumpkin...
James Hubbard's My Family Doctor
“Fiber is a type of carbohydrate that your body cannot digest; therefore it adds volume to fill you up without adding extra calories. Weight loss genius! A common complaint often expressed by...
James Hubbard's My Family Doctor
“Once you announce that you plan to do something, the prospect of doing it becomes more real. At that point someone other than you is expecting something. Even if that person doesn’t have a...
James Hubbard's My Family Doctor
IF YOU LIKE … dessert … TRY … angel food cake topped with unsweetened frozen berries and fat-free whipped topping. (Let the berries defrost and get nice and juicy; add some fresh...
James Hubbard's My Family Doctor
byJames Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H. Of course not, you say. Ridiculous. Butcould a report by ABCNews.com about a64-year-old womanin Oregon suggests otherwise? She’sdying of lung cancer and...
James Hubbard's My Family Doctor
by Leigh Ann Otte, managing editor We’re tired of wondering. As the world’s governments prepare for a potentially huge outbreak of H1N1 this fall, we regular people are left to wonder,...
James Hubbard's My Family Doctor
IF YOU LIKE … butter on baked potatoes … TRY … olive oil and balsamic vinegar for more flavor and less saturated fat. —Rob
James Hubbard's My Family Doctor
by Leigh Ann Otte, managing editor Do you like to cook? Some of our favorite things to post on Twitter are healthy recipes. For this Twitter Friday, we’ve rounded up a few of the best from...
James Hubbard's My Family Doctor
by James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H. “If you want an example of a successful single-payer system, just look at Medicare,” many say. I say, not really. A
James Hubbard's My Family Doctor
IF YOU LIKE … muffins, pancakes or waffles … TRY … adding puréed, cooked pumpkin, sweet potato or carrots for beta carotene. Grated carrots or zucchini also works well in pancakes...
James Hubbard's My Family Doctor
by Leigh Ann Otte, managing editor It’s time for our monthly Twitter roundup. This time, we have a ton of tweeters and bloggers to highlight. If you’re not on Twitter but like reading...
James Hubbard's My Family Doctor
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James Hubbard's My Family Doctor
“For portion control on foods that you pour out of a container, such as cereal and dry pasta, keep the accurate portion-size measuring cup right in the package. This way you can scoop out a portion...
James Hubbard's My Family Doctor
by Leigh Ann Otte, managing editor For Baby Boomers and more, it’s just plain dangerous to eat at Denny’s! So says the activist group Center for Science in the Public Interest, often...
James Hubbard's My Family Doctor
by James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H. The FDA released a public statement that pill splitting may be hazardous to your health. They advise against the growing practice of asking your doctor for a tablet...