Eating for ease
“Let food be thy medicine”, said Hippocrates thousands of years ago. And, just like a lot of good ideas, it’s still true today. When it comes to aches and pains, specifically the kind that affects the...
View ArticleUnlucky or unaware
After returning from a 5 day cross county driving trip I was excited about getting outside for a walk. On the morning following my homecoming, I dressed and headed out the door. I consider myself...
View ArticleFood that makes you go “mmmmm”
It has been my observation that people are always seeking the answer to the question, “what should I eat?” Everyday the media releases a new study touting the latest super food, diet or eating plan...
View ArticleWhat message do you want to send?
You are what you eat, but did you know that you are also what you think? Everything you put into your body is information. What you ingest, inhale, rub on your skin, think/ feel, and how you move all...
View ArticleHere comes the sun
Did you know that you were sort of, kind of, like a daisy? But, not just a daisy, pretty much any kind of plant. You see the ability to utilize and metabolize sunlight isn’t just the territory of...
View ArticleWhat is old ?
Nothing stays the same. Seasons come and go. We get sick, and we heal. We gain and we lose – money, weight, friends, jobs. And we age. As many different people as I’ve seen in my life, I’m always...
View ArticleSavoring the delicious life
I wanted a delicious life. I mean my life was pretty tasty but just like a favorite recipe, I’m always tweaking. So over the course of the last two years I’ve been making small changes…slow and steady....
View ArticlePeaches, and apples, and kale..oh my!
So what exactly would you think a Veggie Mobile might be? A four-door fennel? Stick-shift squash? How about a carrot convertible? Actually I boarded the Mobile myself last week drawn in by the cool...
View ArticleSlow down to slim down
I bet if I told you that in the next paragraph I would be revealing the one and only secret to permanently slimming down forever without ever dieting again you’d skip right there and keep reading with...
View ArticleSlowing down
This past weekend was what I would call “Bonus Days”. Cloudless blue skies, cool nights, nature at it’s show-offy peak. Haven’t had much discipline for blogging or anything else indoors for that...
View ArticleTreat yourself to the gift of feeling
The holidays can be a time when we are especially vulnerable to idealism. Everywhere we look we are bombarded with images of perfection. We search for the perfect tree, the perfect gifts and perhaps...
View ArticleMake a list, check it twice
So here we area again, just a few days before Christmas. Not a fan of statistics, but my guess is that a goodly number of bloggers will use the holiday as a focus for their posts this week. Normally...
View ArticleBreaking free
As the new year is ushered in and I put away the last of the decorations I can’t help but reflect on the past year and ponder the potential for 2014. I like looking back over the past year observing...
View ArticleThe inside-outside match
When you look in the mirror are your surprised? Who is that person looking back ? And, once I learn who that person is, what happens when they change: get older, go blonde, wear make-up, or, in the...
View ArticleHow to avoid becoming a skinny fat person
One of the most important tools for achieving optimal wellness and aging gracefully is building and maintaining muscle. Muscle burns calories exponentially more efficiently than fat, and of course, it...
View ArticleCuriosity is where it’s at
When I was invited to write a blog for the Times Union website a year and a half ago, it was to be a “nutrition blog.” I’ve noticed however, that my blogs contain very little specific nutrition advice....
View ArticleSugar, nutrition’s bad boy
Early this month JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) published a study that concluded: “Most US adults consume more added sugar than is recommended for a healthy diet. We observed a...
View ArticleChaga, mushroom royalty
During this year’s Christmas holiday visit with my family in Northern Wisconsin, my mother received a bag of Minnesota birch Chaga. The expectation was that a tea brewed from the ground mushroom would...
View ArticleWhat’s in your fridge?
When searching for ways to improve their diet, and/or to implement my suggestions, people will often ask me what I eat, or how I incorporate recommended foods into my routine. One way I answer those...
View ArticlePlease don’t squeeze the…..broccoli
When it comes to vegetables it’s pretty clear that many Americans simply don’t get enough. If you’re over 50, you get 10-25% of the recommended two and one-half cups a day. Under 50? The number sinks...
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