Tag Archives: diet
‘Patience is bitter…
; …but its fruit is sweet,’ said Aristotle. He was probably thinking of loftier challenges than giving up sugar, but that is where I am and my sweet tooth clings hopefully to that little snippet of advice. It’s been 5 … Continue reading
Invisible Poisons
My brother is convinced I am being slowly poisoned by phenylalanine and/or aspartic acid. Now, he didn’t say phenylalanine or even aspartic acid, he said sweetener, aspartame to be exact. I have looked into it and, sure enough, the sweetener I use (canderel) … Continue reading
Vegetarian Leather
I’ve been a vegetarian my whole life. When I tell some people this they are surprised and I get comments like, ‘what, you’ve never had meat?’, ‘haven’t you ever wanted to try it?’, ‘Never?’ – you get the picture. Well, … Continue reading
Banished by Bea Turvey
Scribbled thoughts of a mad woman 