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on feb 20 you had a lady talking about how food affected the body. I would like to know how to contact her to get infromation.
Posted by: charles | February 27, 2005 at 04:14 PM
Thanks for asking.
I'm afraid I don't know about the other (non technical) segments of metrotalk.
But I sent out an email to the host of the show, Jerry Phillips, and asked about that segment.
I'll forward any reply I get from him to you!
Posted by: Stig | February 28, 2005 at 07:18 AM
Here's the details: Her name is Sara Ducey, from Montgomery College, where she's a professor and
nutritionist.
She comes on the metrotalk show every third Sunday. Her Website is saraducey.com and her email is sara [at] saraducey.com
Posted by: Stig | February 28, 2005 at 03:42 PM