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I was an academic and during that time I published three books and wrote numerous articles and editorials.

While I was in academia I was absorbed with teaching. I had no lasting hobbies.

I am now retired and I write what I wish. I am currently working on a memoir.

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Health & Fitness > Diet Programs The carbohydrate debate: Do low-carbohydrate diets work?: 1 of 13
Yes low carbohydrate diets really work. The low carbohydrate diet is the diet our bodies are programmed for genetically. The evidence in favor of the low carbohydrate diet is clear and unequivocal from anthropology, anecdotal records, medical research and personal experience.If the low carbohydrate diet works and is so safe a... More..
Health & Fitness > Weight Issues Calorie counting in the fight against excess weight: 1 of 9
Calories count! There is just no way of getting around it. If you want to lose weight, you have to pay attention to your calories. People who don't want to put in the time or effort into controlling the calories in their diet are doomed to a lifetime of obesity. I know!I have been a dieter off and on for 60 years. I have been... More..
Health & Fitness > Diet Programs Are low carb diets healthy: 2 of 8
Low carb diets are the healthiest of all the weight loss diets. Despite all the advertising that tells us that low fat diets are the healthiest, recent research findings are demonstrating over and over again the superiority of low carbohydrate over low fat diets in relation to controlling all the laboratory values used to ind... More..
Health & Fitness > Diet Programs What is a low-carb diet?: 1 of 4
Most people think Atkins, when they hear low-carb diet. In fact, Atkins is often used as a synonym for low-carb diet. The Atkins plan is seen as either the Gold Standard against which all other low-carb diets are compared or is considered to be the only way to do low-carb. There are quite a few low-carb diet plans on the mark... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Celebrations & Holidays (Other) The importance of Canada Day in Canadian history: 2 of 6
Canada Day is Canada's Independence Day. Unlike other colonies and countries that have had to fight for their independence and unlike other countries who received their independence with a stroke of a pen in a single day, Canada's independence has been a gradual process.Canada Day is at once a national annual holiday and a co... More..
Health & Fitness > Weight Issues Causes of body fat gain: 1 of 3
Recent research into the causes of body fat gain reports a significant relationship between carbohydrate ingestion; increased production of blood sugar; increased production of insulin to counteract the effects of high blood sugar; and, subsequent fat storage. Older theories that postulated that it was the ingestion of fat th... More..
Health & Fitness > Diet Programs Does the Atkins Diet really work?: 8 of 21
If the Atkins Diet didn't work, none of us would be alive today. The diet our ancestors (Hunter/Gatherers) ate, before the development of agriculture, is quite similar to the Atkins diet. It was a low carbohydrate diet, and by all accounts, our ancestors were healthy people. Aboriginal Eskimo/Inuit ate an extremely low carboh... More..
Health & Fitness > Diet Programs Low-carb diet vs. low-fat diet: Which is more effective?: 5 of 13
When someone asks me "which is more effective?" I wonder "effective for what?"There are a lot of "effectives" that could be mentioned.If the question refers to "effective at controlling insulin, the fat storing hormone" then definitely the low carb diet is more effective as it is the carbohydrates in the diet that convert to ... More..
Health & Fitness > Diet Tips Diet tips for the sensible dieter who wants to succeed: 9 of 16
I am a successful dieter. Last year I lost 50 pounds in 10 months. I have been dieting most of my life but had been unable to stick to any diet long enough to achieve my goal weight. This time I did and it was a major achievement. There is nothing quite like self discovery and the thrill of finding out just why things go righ... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Celebrations & Holidays (Other) A brief history of Canada Day: 7 of 11
Canada Day was officially named in 1982, to commemorate the final step in the severance of Canada from United Kingdom making Canada a completely independent sovereign nation.Prior to that time, Canada Day was known as "Dominion Day" (also the First of July or July First) when Great Britain established the Dominion of Canada o... More..