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Evangelism’s Upside

Writing, casting your thoughts to the universe, thinking out loud with no obvious audience is a lonely endeavor. The rewards are generally unknown to the author, the work is obvious to him. The effort must be consciously made or it … Continue reading

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Fanny Farmer Dietary advice from 1896

Some ideas that were taught in cooking colleges over 100 years ago are coming back into fashion in the 21st century…I love the way that they say you can start feeding your baby meat in the third or fourth YEAR. … Continue reading

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Back to Normal

We are into the new normal at our house. New hot teas and tea blends that taste sweet from the spices that are in them, without actually having any sugar added or incorporated. Coffee black, no sugar is a new … Continue reading

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Food, Inc. Movie Trailer

Food, Inc. Movie Trailer I watched this movie after reading Michael Pollan’s book “The Omnivore’s Dilemma“.  This movie shows a couple of great things about the US food manufacturing system, where money is far more important than the health effects … Continue reading

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Forks Over Knives Movie

Forks Over Knives Movie This movie, while it seems at times to be pitching a diet, is really instead pitching a lifestyle change.  These days it seems that what is going on the body is probably a change in gut … Continue reading

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Apps to help your track your food intake

Apps to help your track your food intake One of the things I was impressed with on the HBO Documentary “Weight of the Nation” was the food journal that one of the subjects kept.  It was a very impressive daily … Continue reading

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YOUR National Institute of Health

YOUR National Institute of Health The health section of this site has a search gadget on it, and of the nine words you could pick as favorite searches, five of them are concerning losing weight.  While this sounds like a big … Continue reading

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Diet on a Holiday

There are a lot of holidays that seem to have special meals associated with them. Easter is the one we are going to have this weekend, and it is a sugar-friendly day. Easter candy and Easter dinner are both areas of concern … Continue reading

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I survived

So it is possible to eliminate sugars from your diet.  A week away from them proved that to me.  Breads, cakes and candies were easy to forego, because we mostly do not eat those things any way. However, it is … Continue reading

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Overeating – A Poem by Yogi Bhajan

    My dear flexible beautiful children, The future and hope of tomorrow. You will have values, You will have technology, You will have victory over sorrows. But one thing you have to learn today, And you have to listen … Continue reading

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