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Monthly Archives: February 2015
Whatever Works, Think About It
I don’t happen to believe that in order to lose weight a person is required to become more physically active. I don’t think that gaining weight is a function of putting in more energy that we are expending. Even though … Continue reading
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Tagged competition, exercise, kundalini, losing weight, mindfulness, yoga
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Think For Yourself…
So the government is going through it’s every-five year kabuki dance of making dietary recommendations for the nation as a whole. According to Mother Jones Magazine this morning, things are changing, and things are staying the same. For the last … Continue reading
Balance Should Be A Four-Letter Word
The idea of balance is one of the greatest impediments to eating right and losing unhealthy weight. It is hard to feel like you are feeding yourself and your family right if there aren’t ‘healthy’ vegetables and starches on the … Continue reading
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Tagged balance, breaking addictions, carbohydrates, Change for the Better, eating healthy, fructose, insulin, sucrose
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Too Old To Eat
I have done it both ways. I have cut an apple and eaten part of it and when I got back to it the exposed flesh had browned and, because it looked unappealing, I discarded a mostly-fresh apple. Alternatively, I … Continue reading
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Tagged Arctic Apples, FDA, frankenfoods, genetically modified foods, gmo, GMO crops, USDA
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Trust, But Verify
How can you know that when you put a gallon of gasoline in your car that you are really getting as much as you are paying for? There is a division of your state government that randomly checks the pumps … Continue reading
Media Says “Go Ahead And Skip Breakfast”!
Sometimes I just want to holler at my computer when I read ‘news’ that is based on half-truth and conventional wisdom. Mother Jones online magazine this morning has a prominently placed story that purports to debunk three myths about breakfast. … Continue reading
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Tagged breakfast, breakfast myths, eating healthy, fruit juice, Liver disease, Nutrition, orange juice, starbucks nutrition
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Studies Show…What!
This is how it is done. Here is the Washington Post headline.. Why you should try chocolate milk after a workout It doesn’t just taste good. It’s also good for muscle recovery. Wow! Really? Chocolate milk has as much sugar … Continue reading
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Tagged carbohydrates, chocolate milk, exercise, joel stager, kinesiology, Misleading headlines, nonsense, recovery time
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It’s So Ingrained…
I am 53 and by the time people get to be my age, their ideas about eating are pretty well set. Most people have a great feel for their foods, they know what foods they eat are healthy and which … Continue reading
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Tagged acid reflux, eating healthy, gut microbes, healthy eating, losing weight, prilosec aftereffects, yeast diesases
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Things I Found (Gotta Share)
Everyone that reads this blog since the beginning knows that I have a bit of a man-crush on the work of Mark Bittman. I own his book “How To Cook Everything” in hardcover, I own his iPad app, “How To … Continue reading
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Tagged calorie counter, carb manager, carbohydrate counter, health apps, Mark Bittman, MyFitnessPal, trello
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One Small Change at a Time 