Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1614: Advice for Living, 1836
Posted on · Episode: 1614 Advice on how to live our lives from 1836. Today, we learn how to live our lives — in 1836.
Tag: diet
Health & Science
Personalized Diets: Can Your Genes Really Tell You What To Eat?
Posted on · There's an explosion of interest in personalized diet approaches and at-home test kits are popping up everywhere. Part of the approach includes analyzing your DNA, but genes can only tell us so much
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1412: NonExercise Activity Thermogenesis
Posted on · Episode: 1412 NonExercise Activity Thermogenesis (or NEAT) and weight gain. Today, we lose weight.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1408: The Tortoise and The Hare
Posted on · Episode: 1408 Fast game, slow game, and Stone Age population dynamics. Today, a Paleolithic story of the tortoise and the hare.
Health & Science
The Return of Scurvy? Houston Neurologist Diagnoses Hundreds of Patients with Vitamin Deficiencies
Posted on · Dr. Reeta Achari is a Houston neurologist who has been seeing more and more patients with nutritional diseases. These patients could afford to buy food, and they weren’t obese, but they did have unexplained symptoms like pain, tingling, brain fog, and fatigue.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1194: Self-Deception
Posted on · Episode: 1194 A scientifically illiterate people goes bankrupt on health care Today, thoughts on medicine, self-deception, and scientific literacy.
Houston Matters
Is It Even Possible to Eat Healthy During the Holdiays?
Posted on · Coming out of the Thanksgiving holiday, maybe you’re one of many Houstonians who over-indulged over the weekend. Maybe you’re wondering: “Is it even possible to eat healthy during the holdiays?” Dietician Catherine Kruppa joins us to dish out some advice on navigating December’s sweets, treats, parties, cocktails and another round of turkey and stuffing. Catherine is a registered […]
Houston Matters
City Council and Controller Elections: Wednesday’s Show (October 7, 2015)
Posted on · With so much attention focused on the upcoming Houston mayoral election, and the impending vote on the city’s equal rights ordinance, there is the potential for higher-than-usual turnout, which may impact other races as well. 55 people are running for City Council seats. But in some districts, incumbents are running unopposed while 8 candidates are […]
Houston Matters
What Can Zebrafish Teach Us About Human Obesity?
Posted on · What can tiny zebrafish teach us about human obesity? University of Houston researchers recently observed how zebrafish exposed to obesogens (compounds believed to have links to obesity) became heavier and longer than their siblings when given the same diet. Such obesogens are common in flame retardants used in all manner of everyday appliances and furniture, from […]
Houston Matters
Our Dietitian Answers Your Nutrition Questions
Posted on · We all have questions about what we eat. Houston Matters gives you a chance to ask a local dietitian your nutrition questions. Catherine Kruppa, registered dietitian at Advice for Eating, answers your questions about everything from what kind of multi-vitamins are the best to what’s the effect of fast food on our nutrition.
Full Show
Health Insurance Brokers, Kids and Career Tracks, and Curly Hair: Houston Matters for Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015
Posted on · This year’s deadline for Texans wishing to sign up for health insurance through healthcare.gov is Feb. 15, just a few weeks away. It’s the second season of enrollment made available through the Affordable Care Act. During this second round, insurance brokers are taking a more proactive approach, marketing themselves more aggressively as a resource for those […]
Houston Matters
Houstonian Writes Paleo Cookbook
Posted on · We learn about Houstonian Joshua Weissman, author of The Slim Palate Paleo Cookbook. Weissman used the Paleo diet (which consists of limiting one’s diet to only those ingredients our ancient ancestors ate) to lose more than 100 pounds.
Houston Matters
Houstonian Writes Paleo Cookbook
Posted on · We learn about Houstonian Joshua Weissman, author of The Slim Palate Paleo Cookbook. Weissman used the Paleo diet (which consists of limiting one’s diet to only those ingredients our ancient ancestors ate) to lose more than 100 pounds.
Houston Matters
Why Are Texas Diabetes Numbers Higher Than Nationally?
Posted on · It’s hard to know for sure just how many Americans are diabetic – that’s because millions of us don’t know that we are. Various sources suggest anywhere from 22 to 26 million Americans have diabetes. The National Diabetes Education Program pegs the number at just shy of 26 million diabetics; 15.8 million who have been […]