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Pleasure versus Happiness

At the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco last Tuesday, I chaired a program on Food Addiction. The panel included doctors, clinicians, and scientists from all over the country and Canada. It was an incredible event and everyone learned so much; the physical elements of food addiction such as dopamine release, (ah, pleasure…) the correlation of… Read More

Tomorrow is the Big Day!

On Tuesday February 28th at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, we have experts from all over the country coming to speak about Food Addiction. It’s not often we have this many experts in one place! Join us!

Coffee Choices

There was an article in the New York Times today about the hidden costs of using those little plastic cups that people use to make one serving of coffee. My biggest concern is not that perhaps they are more expensive than just brewing a pot, but what is the cost environmentally? More plastic, more waste-not… Read More