It is worth bringing up sweets again. After all, we are now less than two weeks away from Halloween and it also is part of the Jewish tradition at this time of year to consume apples and honey, a gastronomic wish for a sweet new year.   The 21st century

When I was nine, I got my first cavity. I was as jumpy as a cat in water while I waited in the dentist’s chair for Dr. Elliot to come into the room to fill the cavity. My fears of the impending procedure almost brought me to tears and my

We know foods like donuts and soda can make you fat, but the effects of sugar on the liver and brain are less well-known. Dietary sugar can fry your liver in much the same way that alcohol can. This in turn can hurt your brain, leaving you with dementia-like symptoms