When I was in my early and mid teens, my older sister and I frequently babysat for our pastor’s two children, who lived a block away. We loved the pastor, Chris, and his wife , Jill, a minister of another church at the university. And we loved their two kids- the whole family were good folk. I played countless hours…

My understanding from 15 + years of studying the neurophysiology of obesity, is that subcutaneous fat is protective against cancer and heart disease. Whereas visceral fat -the kind that hangs on your organs- releases gnarly chemical messengers that increase likelihood of cancer and heart disease. So then when you…