Guest: Valter Longo, PhD, Professor of Biological Science at the University of Southern California Folklore is full of stories of magic potions that magically restore youth. While the magic elixir remains elusive, new research suggests that there may be a way to trigger your body’s own processes to regenerate new, healthy cells and achieve measurable health improvements—maybe even extend your life. There’s no drinking of magic potions involved—in fact, we’re talking about quite the opposite: fasting.
Guest: Graham Peaslee, PhD, Professor of Experimental Nuclear Physics, University of Notre Dame When fast-food restaurants had to start posting calorie counts on their menus, it took some of the fun out of treating yourself to that cheeseburger, fries and shake. And, now comes word that the stuff those treats come wrapped in also contain chemicals that carry serious health risks. Research out of Notre Dame examined more than 400 packaging materials used to wrap everything from sandwiches to desserts. Nearly half contained fluorinated chemicals that can stay in the body long after you’ve licked your fingers.
Rob Shewfelt retired as a Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor of Food Science and Technology at the University of Georgia in 2013. He taught courses in Chocolate Science, Coffee Technology, Food Chemistry and Food Processing. His new book is In Defense of Processed Foods. His research focuses on tracing fresh fruits and vegetables from farm to market. When you want something healthy you tend to look for the words “organic” and “natural” on packaging at the grocery store. What many people don’t realize is that many foods with these labels are actually processed. “Natural” foods such as baby carrots are even disinfected with chlorine. Rob Shewfelt, an expert in food science, explains why processed foods shouldn’t get such a bad rep.
We discuss the film "Supersize Me" with Dr. Jim Painter, who lived on fast food for months but actually maintained healthy weight by limiting his portions.
Ron Hager, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Exercise Sciences in the College of Life Sciences at Brigham Young University. His area is expertise is Chronic Disease Prevention. Dr. Hager discusses the popularity of Intermittent Fasting and if it healthy.
Stories from Dan Keding, Dolores Hydock, and more.
Are five-star restaurants really as good as they’re chalked up to be?
Stories about magical food, brushes with death, and dancing!
Guest: Jason Mecier, Pop Artist We’ve all been guilty of playing with our food. But Jason Mecier takes it to a whole new level—he’s made a name for himself by creating art out of food. He’s made Kevin Bacon out of bacon, Condoleezza Rice out of rice, and Grumpy Cat out of Friskies cat food… just to name a few.
In this episode the stories are all about food: weird obsessions, phobias, and times that food brought people together or drove them apart. Featuring stories by Mark Binder, Joel Ben Izzy, Antoinette, Griffin, Bob Reiser, and the Apple Seed team.
Quad Webb, author of the cookbook "Cooking with Miss Quad: Live, Laugh, Love, and Eat," tells her story of writing a cookbook and offers some tips for summer cooking.
If food be the music of love, eat up!