Health

He swept into the dimmed Sony Centre in Toronto, combing the crowd like an evangelical leader, and Science-ish half-expected audience members to fall down at his touch. But this was no high priest ready to encourage middle-aged men and women to start walking after being paralyzed or to see again after going blind.

The idea of "middle age" used to be something we vaguely associated with our parents. And yet, here we are or almost are. So what does it mean to be a "middle aged" woman?

The issue of political correctness is a struggle for me. It’s not that I personally try to offend anyone, but rather I look to entertain. See, I firmly believe in the wisdom of Johnny Carson: “People will pay more to be entertained that educated.” When it comes to writing about fitness and weight loss, I endeavour to do both.

Despite the fact that I eat a vegan diet, I’ve never been a big fan of tofu, until recently. My fear of the squishy white block only got stronger after my first attempt at making tofu years ago. I baked the tofu in a creamy almond butter sauce and instead of it getting crispy like I hoped, I was left with soft and squishy tofu with a spongy texture. I wasn’t very impressed nor was I motivated to make it again for a long time.

My friend Dr. Yoni Freedhoff is an obesity researcher in Ottawa and he’s got a great blog called Weighty Matters. A recent post looks at how dietary elitism can scare people off of healthy eating. I’m going to pull something directly from Dr. Freedhoff’s post to reveal what he means.