nurse. nerd. nomad.
Why is junk food for sale EV.ERY.WHERE. Need a candy bar with your wrench and superglue at the hardware store? Want a whole cheesecake with your book at barnes and noble (they actually had coupons for this last time I was there). Need a giant packaged cookie with your sneakers at Dick’s? SERIOUSLY?? You aren’t... Continue Reading →
I'm not a diet absolutist or a purist, but if I had to join a diet camp and stay there, it would be with the vegans, and specifically the whole-foods, plant-based vegans. My experience and common sense tell me that this is a good way to eat. There's some evidence that it's healthy. There's a lot... Continue Reading →
Oh, the french. They smoke like chimneys, drink like poissons, and bread and cheese is practically a religion there. But I can count on one hand the number of obese people I encountered on my trip— and two of them were from Texas. Now, I’m not suggesting these habits are a path to health. Indeed,... Continue Reading →
No one, as far as I know, will be surprised to find out that highly processed, manufactured food isn’t the healthiest option. No, what’s compelling about Michael Moss's Sugar, Salt, Fat isn’t some surprising revelation. Rather, it’s the breadth and depth of an issue we kind of already knew about, laid bare. And it ain’t pretty.... Continue Reading →
People tell me a lot that they'd like to eat healthy, but it takes time that they want to spend doing other things-- spending time with the family, seeing cool things in the city, relaxing after a hard day, working on personal projects, learning new things. Or, it just takes a lot of ideas and... Continue Reading →
you thought it was going to be pumpkin, didn't you? don't get me wrong, i love pumpkin, but it's a little. . . . well, played out. here in arizona, it won't be "chilly" for another month or so, so i need to get my fall-fix in another way. this smoothie tastes like apple picking... Continue Reading →
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