Taste Buds Lost and Found – The geeky science By Comments In 2016 I was diagnosed with tonsil cancer and was treated with a very aggressive 30 rounds of radiation to my head and neck plus chemotherapy. It’s almost 3 years later now and the good news is that it seems...
The Science of Taste by Bryn Farnsworth, Ph.D By Comments In one of the first scientific studies looking at the experience of taste, the researcher carrying out the study complains about how difficult it is to measure the perception of taste from a chicken –...
Cancer Facing Cancer or any other serious diagnosis can be tough. Here is my story. With no history of cancer in my family, and doing my best to lead a healthy lifestyle, it was quite the shock last fall to have a friend, who is a Head & Neck surgeon notice a...
Addiction: Changing Harmful Behaviours Addiction is a very loaded word. And often when we think about addiction, we think about some of the most difficult and challenging and harmful of human behavior, misusing alcohol, drugs, and sometimes emotional addiction like...
Depression It is human nature to become a little sad from time to time, or even depressed. But for those of you who have experienced depression including Seasonal Affect Disorder (SAD), the accompanying feelings of sadness, loneliness, worthlessness, and...
