Category Archives: Health
Smoking and Pregnant – Just What the Doctor Ordered PtII
1954 was a good year for smokers and an even better one for the big tobacco companies. For a baby in utero…not so much. After the previous years blistering reports on the dangers of cigarettes, 1954 new years resolutions
Smoking and Pregnant – Just What the Doctor Ordered PtII
1954 was a good year for smokers and an even better one for the big tobacco companies. For a baby in utero…not so much. After the previous years blistering reports on the dangers of cigarettes, 1954 new years resolutions
Smoking- Just What the Doctor Ordered
In mid-century America more doctors may have smoked camels, but pregnant women preferred Philip Morris. At least as far as my own baby-bound mother was concerned. In 1954 it would be a good tens years before the Surgeon General’s landmark
Smoking- Just What the Doctor Ordered
In mid-century America more doctors may have smoked camels, but pregnant women preferred Philip Morris. At least as far as my own baby-bound mother was concerned. In 1954 it would be a good tens years before the Surgeon General’s landmark
Your Doctor is Just a Phone Call Away
A Thing of the Past Today when it is unthinkable to go anywhere without your smartphone in hand, it’s hard to imagine the excitement and wonderment generated by this post war ad that hinted at the future possibility of a
Your Doctor is Just a Phone Call Away
A Thing of the Past Today when it is unthinkable to go anywhere without your smartphone in hand, it’s hard to imagine the excitement and wonderment generated by this post war ad that hinted at the future possibility of a
Viva Velveeta – Dependable Dishes for the Depression
Though some might wish for Velveeta to be vanquished permanently from the culinary landscape, to others venerable Velveeta has earned a place of honor in the America kitchen. Like Faith Channing. For over 80 years Velveeta has been a vital
Viva Velveeta – Dependable Dishes for the Depression
Though some might wish for Velveeta to be vanquished permanently from the culinary landscape, to others venerable Velveeta has earned a place of honor in the America kitchen. Like Faith Channing. For over 80 years Velveeta has been a vital
Viva Velveeta
The Case of the Vanishing Velveeta Americans beware; your nachos are in danger! Last week Kraft issued a statement that some parts of the East Coast were experiencing a shortage of Velveeta. Now it seems Kraft has confirmed the cheesepocalypse
Viva Velveeta
The Case of the Vanishing Velveeta Americans beware; your nachos are in danger! Last week Kraft issued a statement that some parts of the East Coast were experiencing a shortage of Velveeta. Now it seems Kraft has confirmed the cheesepocalypse
Santa’s Heart Healthy Holiday… Ho Ho Ho
With his overweight girth, penchant for candy, coffee and cigarettes, it’s a Christmas miracle that twinkly-eyed Santa is still around to make his Christmas deliveries. One only hopes there’s a Cardiac Care unit in the North Pole. To believe
Santa’s Heart Healthy Holiday… Ho Ho Ho
With his overweight girth, penchant for candy, coffee and cigarettes, it’s a Christmas miracle that twinkly-eyed Santa is still around to make his Christmas deliveries. One only hopes there’s a Cardiac Care unit in the North Pole. To believe
Transformative Power of Trans Fats
Heartwarming Memories Tis the season for trans fats….tra la la la la! What better time of year to don your apron, and get busy in your kitchen, baking heartwarming holiday treats to fill your home and heart with the comforting
Transformative Power of Trans Fats
Heartwarming Memories Tis the season for trans fats….tra la la la la! What better time of year to don your apron, and get busy in your kitchen, baking heartwarming holiday treats to fill your home and heart with the comforting
Candy is Dandy
With Halloween approaching, panicky parents are getting spooked at the prospect of their children overloading on candy . Relax. In mid-century America a Snickers bar would have been greeted with the same encouragement as chowing down a serving of kale.
Candy is Dandy
With Halloween approaching, panicky parents are getting spooked at the prospect of their children overloading on candy . Relax. In mid-century America a Snickers bar would have been greeted with the same encouragement as chowing down a serving of kale.
What Was The Right Brewing Before The Tea Party?
, George Washington Small’s biggest bugaboo was big government. It was, he felt, the duty of every American to build down Washington’s bloated bureaucratic government. Alarmed that the expansion of the government to regulate almost every aspect of American
What Was The Right Brewing Before The Tea Party?
, George Washington Small’s biggest bugaboo was big government. It was, he felt, the duty of every American to build down Washington’s bloated bureaucratic government. Alarmed that the expansion of the government to regulate almost every aspect of American
Sex Advice Before Masters and Johnson
Before Masters and Johnson’s ground breaking research liberated sex from the closet, frank discussions about sexual behavior was done behind closed doors. Talking about what went on in the marital bedroom (that being the only circumstance where sex was sanctioned
Sex Advice Before Masters and Johnson
Before Masters and Johnson’s ground breaking research liberated sex from the closet, frank discussions about sexual behavior was done behind closed doors. Talking about what went on in the marital bedroom (that being the only circumstance where sex was sanctioned
Envisioning The American Dream 