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A Roadmap to Heart Health

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As many of you know I have been co-chair of the Health and Medicine Forum at The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco for 11 years now. Through my volunteer work at The Club, I have had the pleasure of meeting incredible people and learning so much. This next week I am chairing, for the second… Read More

Seduction and Satiety

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Catchy title, I know, but it did get your attention. I am proud to chair this program at The Commonwealth Club on July 18th at 6:00 p.m. Stephan Guyenet is a Researcher; Science Consultant; Science Communicator; Author, The Hungry Brain; Founder and Director, Red Pen Reviews. As you can imagine the program will be very interesting… Read More

A Microscope called The Flamingo

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As many of you know I have been co-chair of The Health and Medicine Forum at the prestigious Commonwealth Club in San Francisco for 10 years now. It has afforded me the opportunity to meet such amazing people and hear cutting edge programs. On August 27th, Jan Huiskin from The Morgridge Institute is part of… Read More

Program: How our Behaviors Signal our Genes

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Join me as I chair this important program at The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on June 19th, and listen to Kenneth Pelletier, Ph.D., M.D., Clinical Professor of Medicine, UC San Francisco School of Medicine, talk about how our genetic profile may signal an inherited vulnerability to a disease, but our choices and behaviors determine… Read More

Asparagus: The Bastion of Spring

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In the spring the focus is on fresh, lighter faire representing the new growth of the season. Outside everything is fresh and green and your plate should be the same. Spinach, tender kale leaves, Swiss chard, lettuce, parsley, and of course the bastion of spring, asparagus. The fresh foods of spring need only light steaming,… Read More