Archives for April 2006
Cut Fat, Insert Nutrition
14 April 2006 | Longevity (Physical Health) | No Comments
We know cutting fat, which is everywhere these days, lowers our cholesterol. However, in recent years we’ve realized that you can’t just go to a non-fat diet… you must insert nutrious foods… not just fat-free-cookies. A few examples:
Sweeten w/ Fruit, not sugar. Sprinkle berries on cereal, bring an apple to work, follow […]
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Balanced Diet
12 April 2006 | Longevity (Physical Health) | No Comments
Do you know how many servings of fruits and vegetables you should be eating every day? What about meats and protein? And how much fat is OK for your diet?
I went to Jamba Juice today for lunch… one of my new things to work on longevity. Eliminate fast food as […]
Slurp on a Watermelon!
10 April 2006 | Longevity (Physical Health) | No Comments
Thirsty?! These guys should make you smile. Makes you want to head to the grocery store and buy a watermelon right now, doesn’t it?! Why don’t you! GO! Get off this stupid machine. Get outside… slurp on a watermelon!
Did you know?
There are more than 1,200 varieties of watermelon grown […]
It’s too bright in here!
10 April 2006 | Happiness (Mental Health) | No Comments
This poor beast, isn’t he cute! HAHA… and hungry, and ferocious! Great photograph though. I want to hope that the photographer had a great zoom on his/her camera.
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42 Reasons to Quit Smoking
10 April 2006 | Longevity (Physical Health) | No Comments
PawPaw, my grandfather died of lung cancer when I was seven. It sucks I didn’t get to know him much, cause I hear he was a great man. My mother, his daughter, gave me his airforce ring, which I’ve been wearing since 2000 or so. It’s a constant reminder that I, and […]
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Sip on a lil’ White Tea
10 April 2006 | Longevity (Physical Health) | No Comments
While many food and beverage products banner themselves as “new age” offerings that fit nicely into a health-conscious consumer’s lifestyle, many contain only “trace” amounts of ingredients shown to have beneficial properties, including ginkgo biloba, taurine, ginseng, proline, and creatine among others. (Trace amounts are so miniscule that even though the ingredients do, in fact, […]
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Love Thyself
10 April 2006 | Uncategorized | No Comments
Ultimately, it is your job, and no one elses, to love yourself. In this ever-changing, fast-paced, complex time that is the 21st Century, it is becoming an even greater responsibility. You make choices every single day that have long-term effects on your mental, physical, and spiritual well-being, and this blog is where I […]