Nocturnal Slacker v2.0This is via MSN Health: How America Got So Fat (And So Sick) America is fatter and sicker than ever. We compensate by taking pills and going on fad diets. But the fact is that our fast-food, sedentary lifestyle is trumping the advances in medical science that have been responsible for at least four decades [...]
This isn’t one of those ground-breaking, just-gotta-read articles. It’s just a ramble about a typical Florida spring day and what I did with it. I went to bed a little early last night, figuring I was going to lose an hour thanks to that silly DST changeover crap. I woke up nice and early this [...]
I’ve been eating and living in a much healthier fashion as of late. I’ve lost 72 lbs in the past 4 months or so. I’ve also severely limited my sodium intake. Unfortunately, for those around me, I catch myself jumping up on the soap box to lecture one and all regarding mending their evil and [...]
It’s amazing how this tried and true medical technology just keeps on benefiting us in many ways. I’ve been on the aspirin-a-day plan for over twenty years now; with no ill side effects, and possibly numerous beneficial ones. I started taking one a day with my vitamin/mineral supplements every morning shortly after two of my [...]
This evening, my aunts and uncles got together for a birthday dinner for uncle Joe. For me, it was a melancholy event. My uncle Joe, who is married to my dad’s sister, was never really one of my favorite uncles. When I was a kid, Joe’s deep voice and gruff demeanor actually scared me a [...]
Yeah… it’s one of those damned eat-healthy articles. Have you ever wondered how much sodium you consume in a day? I doubt you really care. Well, whether you should care or not isn’t my purpose here today. My purpose is just to educate. The recommended daily allowance (RDA) of sodium for an adult human being [...]
How’ve you been feeling lately? A bit slower than normal? Thirsty? Heartburn often? These are just a couple symptoms of a silent killer that has quietly become a near epidemic in the United States and other “American-ized” countries, where diet and physical activity levels have changed over the past half century or so. Let’s just [...]
What is thanksgiving, really? Well, it’s about giving thanks. What is thanks? Thanks is a arcane method whereby we express appreciation to someone or something for something that we’ve received. Here’s where it gets complicated, though… What is appreciation? Appreciation is the act of appreciating. Without appreciation, you can’t put value on anything in your [...]
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