August 2024

A Pastor and a taxi driver both died and went to heaven. St. Peter was at the Pearly gates waiting for them. ‘Come with me’, said St. Peter to the taxi driver. The taxi driver did as he was told and followed St. Peter to a mansion. It had anything you could imagine from a bowling alley to an Olympic size pool. ‘Wow, thank you’, said the taxi driver. Next, St. Peter led the Pastor to a rugged old shack with a bunk bed and a little old television set. ‘Wait, I think you are a little mixed up’, said the Pastor. ‘Shouldn’t I be the one who gets the mansion? After all, I was a Pastor, ran a church, and preached God’s word.’ ‘Yes, that’s true. But during your sermons people slept. When the taxi driver drove, everyone prayed.’

Q: My wife and I recently became parents and, because there is a history of food allergy issues in our families, we have been reluctant to give our baby girl any high-risk foods, like nuts, egg, cow’s milk, soy, and wheat products. I saw an article on the internet that indicated this might not be the right approach to help her avoid food allergy problems in the future. Is there any solid scientific evidence for this recommendation?

For those of us who were young during the “fad diet years”, self-criticism and always seeking to change our body can seem normal. Many of us grew up watching women around us constantly seeking to make their body smaller, through endless cardio or any of the various fad diets.