I'm A Food Freak

By Citizen Correspondent Bryan Alaspa
Before 2001 I ate just about anything and everything. In fact, you could say I abused food the way drug addicts abuse their drug of choice. I hated to cook, so I would eat fast food for every meal if I felt like it. I was eating McDonald's for every meal for days at a time long before Morgan Spurlock was doing his documentary. However,... Full Story »

Alzheimer's Disease Took My Grandfather

By Citizen Correspondent Daniel McIsaac
My grandmother and I would talk as my grandfather stared at the blue shag carpet from his armchair. She would tell me about how he gets lost and cries, and I’d catch his eyes and give him a smile. He always answered it with a big gorgeous grin that I don’t ever remember seeing before the onset of Alzheimer’s Disease.... Full Story »

Immunization Killed My Infant Son

By Citizen Correspondent Clodagh Foelster
To be honest, I don’t remember all the details of those 24 hours, seven years ago. The ambulance taking my son Toby away. Driving to the hospital, hardly able to see through the stream of tears. Watching the doctors struggle to save his life, and holding him when he had gone, never wanting to let go. The thing I remember... Full Story »

Partially Hydrogenated Blog

By Citizen Correspondent Foisol Khan

In December of 2006, New York City, my area of residence, took a step and decided to ban trans fats. Trans fat is linked to heart disease, which they claimed was the primary cause of New York City resident deaths. However what is a trans fat? Many foods will claim to be 0 trans fats, and yes indeed you will hear... Full Story »

Where Have All The Honeybees Gone?

By Citizen Correspondent Kathy Worthington
The cultivation of honey can be traced back to the ancient Egyptians. The honeybee came to North America 400 years ago with colonists who settled at Jamestown and Williamsburg. From there, colonies of bees spread into all parts of North America. When I was young, my stepfather cultivated honeybees. They flew in and out of... Full Story »