How interesting that I should get a health bulletin today listing all the foods that are good for our hair. It's not necessary to list them, because basically, they are the same foods that are good for our skin, which I mentioned yesterday. Once again, eat the colors of the rainbow and you are flooding your body with nutrients good for everything, because they are foods that … [Read more...] about A Mixed Bag of Tricks
Fitness
Step it Up
As long as we are on the topic of walking, let's go a step further and embellish. We all agree walking is a great form of exercise, but we can "step it up," in lots of ways, making our walk, much more of a walk. Always start walking at a leisurely pace for just a couple of minutes to get your body warmed up and then mix things up. I like to do intervals, walking fast for … [Read more...] about Step it Up
Walk the Walk
Having spent the last 4 days in NYC with the family, bonding, celebrating and doing the tourist thing, there was something very clear to all of us. As you look around the streets of Manhattan, most everyone appears to be a healthy weight. It's not for lack of or lack of variety of places to eat. From street vendors peddling hot dogs and pretzels, to Chinatown, (the best) … [Read more...] about Walk the Walk
Got Pain? Consider This…
What made you decide to become a vegan? "I became a vegan for a few reasons. One I do not like killing animals, two, I want to eat better for the world and three I developed an intense hand pain from what I thought was purely my decade of training in the martial art of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. At the time, I was almost 40 years of age and my hand pain was so much that I could no … [Read more...] about Got Pain? Consider This…
Heads UP!
If computers gave us medical issues like carpal tunnel syndrome and strained eyes, the smaller techno items like iPads, smart phones and blackberries are giving us neck and shoulder problems as a result of extreme flexing of the neck at various low angles. Of course we love our "go everywhere" digital gadgets but we are paying a price and the price is pain. Once again, the … [Read more...] about Heads UP!