Such is the claim according to new research into how our bodies react to different types of exercise. Dr. David Stensel, the UK’s “leading sports scientist” argues that “the body tends to respond to exercise so it can do it more efficiently in future”:
The lighter you are, …

We often write about the many ways to cut your utility bills and carbon footprints. From Energy Star appliances to low-flow showerheads to new efficient lightbulbs, there’s a project for every budget and skill level.
These types of projects, though, are at the end of the efficiency pipeline. This …

I’ve been CRAVING protein-rich foods lately – I think my body is trying to tell me something. So for lunch, I made a really awesome thrown-together meal. The tofu could use some work, but overall I was really pleased. And check it: it …

This post comes to you a little late, but for wonderful reasons. I was tied up last night at an Indian restaurant in Vauxhall doing something BETTER than simply EATING delicious Indian food – I was WATCHING delicious Indian food be cooked by Raj and his wonderful …

One of my fantasies is to go to India and learn to cook from the people who invented dal, channa masala, and numerous other favorite foods of mine. Last night at Hot Stuff, I felt pretty close.
Stu (The Damp Cad) invited Tim and I to Hot Stuff …

Considering our country’s current economic woes, it stands to reason that most of us are cutting back on our discretionary spending – in layman’s terms, we’re buying less stuff.  And though we’ve been told that buying more stuff supports our economy, it doesn’t necessarily support our environment.
That’s why …

I am, I am, I am

I know what you are thinking, what, I am what?

That’s just it, I am, I am.

One mantra used in Kundalini Yoga is, I am.  This week I had the fortunate experience to listen to Deepak Chopra in Madison.  His talk was fantastic,

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Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds~Albert Einstein

The New York Times’s article Is Social Networking Killing You? quotes the neuroscientist Susan Greenfield telling the Daily Mail about social networking:
My fear is that these technologies are infantilizing the brain into the state of small children who are attracted by buzzing noises and bright lights, who …

There are few companies on earth that have a better-known consumer brand than Starbucks. We’ve always hoped that they would use this brand power to take a strong leadership role in promoting sustainability. After all, Starbucks literally depends on the health of the earth for the quality of its …

Grocery lists are back, baby. Though for some of us, they were never gone…

A while back I published my grocery list template for healthy people. Since then, the financial market has gone down the pooper and we the people of of this glorious economy can’t afford to …

Today was a weird day. I was up a lot of the night just feeling coldy and horrible, then finally woke up at 5am absolutely starving and unable to sleep. There was nothing to do but proceed to breakfast.
Diary for Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Breakfast
Bircher muesli with …