BY: FITZ-GEORGE RATTRAY Life has certain immutable facts and, sadly, if you care about anyone, sooner or later they may become ill, you will lose them or they will lose you. The illness or death of a loved one can shake your very foundation. You may be grieving the medical challenges and possible loss of…
BY: FITZ-GEORGE RATTRAY WHAT EXACTLY IS A FOODIE? Foodie is a word coined by the New York Magazine’s restaurant critic, Gael Greene, in the early 1980s. What does it mean? Is it a word meaning, as journalists Ann Barr and Paul Levy, the authors of “The Official Foodie Handbook”(1984) describes it as, “a person who…
BY: FITZ-GEORGE RATTRAY Way too often people fight bravely to lose excess fat and get to a safer healthier weight. Many do attain their goal, but agonizingly, all too often this is not the happy ending they hoped for as a very high percentage will relapse and regain weight with a heavier body, now older…
BY: FITZ-GEORGE RATTRAY Many arguments have been put forward over the years for why humans should maintain a vegan lifestyle (not eating animals or their products, milk, eggs). I will examine a few of these here. Proteins are the building blocks of all known life, as such, any plant or animal source will provide some…
BY: FITZ-GEORGE RATTRAY In many circles rice has been getting a rough reputation when it comes to weight loss, and even staying healthy, but is it a deserved reputation, and is all rice equal? From the most basic perspective, regarding weight loss the answer is simple, if you ingest more calories than you expend you…
BY: FITZ-GEORGE RATTRAY Fifty is the golden anniversary, and this is the only way that over fifty is golden. In fact, between thirty and forty life becomes more challenging, more interesting, in ways we would like to avoid. Thankfully we can manage these changes, it is proven that, proper diet, peace of mind and exercise create a super-combination of factors, not only are you more likely to have an increased lifespan,…
BY: GREGORY MUNDY, ITK MEMBER Know Thyself I signed up with the ITK team in mid-2018 out of frustration. I was working ridiculously long hours, had little downtime, and ate poorly. I was increasingly frustrated with myself as I watched my weight creep back up as the weeks went by. Nothing I did seemed to…
BY: FITZ-GEORGE RATTRAY No, you do not have to exercise to lose weight. You can easily lose weight with diet alone, possibly, easily nine or ten times easier. Humans are very efficient. This has been our ancestors saving grace in the hardest of times, such as wars, droughts, famines, war time or, just plain old…
It should seem obvious that a high calorie, high caffeine synthetic processed drink may have adverse effects on human health. But it seems instead, that the marketing, social popularity, acceptance and convenience of these products have all but masked the ill effects. We have seen repeatedly that common consumer items, from alcohol, to processed foods…