Dave: Tracy, I had heard that food at the Olympic Village used to be awful, like McDonalds and stuff like that, largely due to sponsorship. But I also heard that Beijing tried hard to have good food. What’s the Olympic Village food like now? Is it healthy? I imagine that some athletes bring their own [...]
Read more →Christopher Hitchens tore the Olympics a new one in his Newsweek article this month. Whatever the topic, he makes his opinion very clear. But in this case, his tone was particularly bilious, and downright hostile. The photos of athletes used for the article were deliberately unflattering, and it’s probably just as well that they weren’t [...]
Read more →I’m very pleased to welcome Tracy Olgeaty Gensler, MS, RD (that’s short for registered dietitian). She is a nationally-known expert on nutrition who works with fitness guru Bob Greene. (Wow!) She is originally from this area, and has kindly offered to share her expertise with us here! I will be asking her questions, some serious [...]
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