“Can What We Eat Affect How We Feel?” – A recent article about an increasing interest among some psychiatrists in prescribing not just medication to patients but nutritional changes as well. The article is from the New York Times but shouldn’t be understood as reporting on a wide-spread medical practice.

“Eat Your Veggies: Study Finds Poor Diets Linked to One in Five Deaths” – Short article from the New York Times summarizing a recent study that suggests the importance of diet to overall health is greater than previously thought.

‘If you close the border, Eagle Pass will die.’ Residents fear a Trump border closure would be destructive to South Texas towns – Recent article from the Washington Post about the the cross-border connections between Piedras Negras, Mexico and Eagle Pass, TX, especially as President Trump threatens to close down the U.S./Mexico border. Dr. Brown lives in Eagle Pass and Piedras Negras seems to be the closest town to the de la Garza ranch.

In the late 19th century photography became a popular medium and so 20th century wars are well documented. This collection is from the Yale University Library. You can see 300+ images with the link below, but I’ve also highlighted a few images that are especially resonant with the novel Like Water for Chocolate. Some of these images are particularly resonant with current debates about immigration, proving these debates are older than they are often assumed to be.

“At Dinner with Laura Esquivel” – An interview with Laura Esquivel in the New York Times a few years after she published Like Water for Chocolate. It offers an intriguing glimpse at the persona Esquivel crafts for herself.