Note for folks who aren’t aware: MSG is considered a neurotoxin and may contribute to conditions such as Alzheimer’s, ADD, autism and more.
This is not a profound statement, and I’m sure we all know this by now. Just yesterday while I was at the mall, I met a man that personified the statement. He was in front of me at the check out line. He purchased several hundred dollars worth of workout clothes. He was a personable [...]
Over the past few weeks I’ve had the dubious pleasure of suffering with an inflamed sciatic nerve. I can’t tell you how it got inflamed all I know is that it’s inflamed and really pissed off at me. If you’ve never suffered with sciatica pain consider yourself lucky. More Painful Symptoms Not realizing at first [...]
OK, I’ve tried microwave popcorn, Jiffy Pop popcorn and air popped popcorn. I’ve got to say, hands down, that the best popcorn that I’ve had recently is Mr. Popping Cob’s popping corn. It caught my eye as I was browsing the shelves of our local farm’s store. It was a miniature cob of corn with [...]
I’ve lost track of time. I’ve been having such a blast with this real food journey that I forgot to update my stats. Oh well, the heck with stats. I know I’ve lost some weight, increased my energy and drink coffee once a week (it’s a Sunday ritual in my house). The convenient one-stop-shopping days [...]
I want to begin and end this post with a disclaimer. I am not a medical professional or a licensed nutritionist. What I am reporting in this post is simply my experience. I strongly suggest that you do your own research and come up with your own conclusions. Now that I’ve got the disclaimer out [...]
Imagine my surprise when the lump on the back of my leg behind the knee was diagnosed as a baker’s cyst. What the heck is that? Symptoms of a Baker’s Cyst I had worked particularly hard in my last spinning class. The tension was turned full tilt as I did a seated climb up an [...]
I had given up running back in May of 2010 because of a sore tensor fasciae latae muscle . I started cycling instead. My sore TFL was a mixed blessing. You see, I don’t really enjoy running, but I know it’s the best way to keep my weight down and improve my cardio vascular health. [...]
I had been doing pretty well with my fitness routine. I was taking spinning classes three times a week plus integrating a few other classes such as Zumba, some muscle toning exercises and walking. All was going well until I got sick. Normally, if it were just a cold, I’d suffer through it. But apparently [...]
I hate to interrupt my series on knees and chondromalacia but I have to write this post while the memory is fresh in my mind (you know, that aging thing). The other day my gym sponsored a Zumba party. For grins I decided to go. I coerced my teen aged kids to come along with [...]
After the kick in the gut with my Goya seasoning packets and MSG, I decided to finally do a thorough kitchen cleaning. I went through the pantry, cabinets and refrigerator to get rid of products with questionable ingredients. Some of the questionable ingredients include, but are not limited to: Mono Sodium Glutamate (and all of [...]
Note for folks who aren’t aware: MSG is considered a neurotoxin and may contribute to conditions such as Alzheimer’s, ADD, autism and more.
It’s only been a few days and I’m having a blast discovering new recipes and ways of cooking. I’m quickly finding there is a misconception of what it means to give up eating meat. Giving up meat and meat products isn’t the end of the world. Quite the contrary, I’m finding it to be a [...]
As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve decided to begin the transition from my current way of eating towards veganism. The catalyst for this change is the book The China Study by T. Colin Campbell and Thomas M. Campbell. The evidence is compelling. Along with the transition comes a host of benefits such as: [...]
It’s time for me to pull the trigger and begin the transition. Over the past few weeks and months I’ve been slowly learning about healthy dietary habits. Over the years I’ve modified and improved my dietary habits but I think it’s time to ratchet it up quite a bit. I recently watched the movie The [...]
I’ve blogged about my bout with sciatica. It was an extremely unpleasant and painful time in my life. The pain and discomfort lasted for about a month to a month and a half. When I look back over my bout with sciatica I come to a rather startling conclusion. I think it was caused by [...]
There’s something to be said about healthy eating. Recently we were hit with an October snowstorm, which caused a power outage. Our outage lasted for 2 ½ days. During that time, the foods in the freezer remained frozen and I felt comfortable that they didn’t spoil. The temperature in the house hovered between 48 and [...]
In an earlier post I discussed my bout with sciatica pain. I still don’t know what caused the pain, but I know for sure it’s very painful. Some folks suffer with sciatica flare ups for several months and even years. I read in one forum where one guy has been taking drugs for his sciatica [...]
Let me start this by stating for the record, “I don’t want a dog.” I made that statement 7 years ago when we got Fido. My daughter wanted a dog and we went to the Animal Rescue Foundation and got our dog. Our dog is the sweetest, silliest, cutest, smartest, dumbest, knowledgeable dog on the [...]
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