THIRST, verb intransitive 1. To experience a painful sensation of the throat or fauces for want of drink. 2. To have a vehement desire for any thing. When one is thirsty, but just barely, they will refuse perfectly clean water on account…

I really enjoyed this quote from George MacDonald about forgiveness: “…unforgivingness to our neighbour; the shutting of him out from our mercies, from our love—so from the universe, as far as we are a portion of it—the murdering therefore of…

Robert H. Lustig, MD, UCSF Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology, explores the damage caused by sugary foods. He argues that fructose (too much) and fiber (not enough) appear to be cornerstones of the obesity epidemic through their effects on insulin.