Google [Neanderthals reveal their diet with oldest excrement] for dietary research that’s bound to catch your eye. The shifting and mixed opinions on diet in the late 70’s compelled me to dig into the fundamentals. I thought that nature must offer a more reliable clue as to the optimum diet for our species. I spent […]
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Mind Over Milkshake
I quit smoking a few decades ago and quickly gained 40 pounds. Not wishing to lug all that extra baggage around, I decided to eat less. Actually, I would have quit eating altogether if I could get away with it. The more I lost, the less I needed to eat to maintain whatever weight I […]
Continue reading…Feeding the Worry Gene
Have you noticed how there is always something wrong? No matter how ideal circumstances are, something will go awry shortly. All this may be obvious, I suppose. What is less obvious is how the perception and experience of good fortune and misfortune are complimentary. As chapter 58 puts it, Misfortune, yet of good fortune its […]
Continue reading…Dumbfounding
The Science News Science Stats left me dumbfounded, so I read it again… I’m still dumbfounded. Does it really say, “… calorie intake may be the bigger contributor to Western obesity”? What are they thinking? What else causes obesity? I have noticed over the years, a growing effort to find genetic causes for why some […]
Continue reading…Exquisite Balance
I never ever use the word exquisite, but this morning while standing on my head I thought, “How exquisite this moment of perfect balance feels”. I went on to consider other facets of life such as working, eating, speaking, and shopping. In all cases, balance is possible, but is often only partial and so seldom […]
Continue reading…Omega-3 and Vitamin D
When it comes to human nutrition, it is a struggle separating the wheat from the chaff. Each era has its blind alleys of nutrition. Foods deemed healthy today could easily be less so tomorrow… and vice versa. In the 70’s, I got nutrition religion and set out to uncover information that was closer to the truth. […]
Continue reading…Hunger: A Natural Stimulant
It’s been my habit for decades to eat nothing much until late afternoon, even though I start my day early. This goes against the norm that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Sure, this may be a little stressful to my body, but that turns out to be a good thing. As […]
Continue reading…King Kiwi
Kiwi is king of all the fruits. Over the years, I’ve compared all the fruits with each other and the kiwi always comes out supreme. Even so, fruit has nowhere near the overall nutritional value of veggies. Mostly, I see fruit as a healthy candy. Although, it’s true that each variety usually wins high honors […]
Continue reading…In praise of kale
Jesus said, “Man shall not live by bread alone”. Still, as my observations chew mostly on non-bread matters, I thought I’d put in a good word for food today. I grow and harvest kale all year around here in California. As far as I know, this is the most nutritious veggie on the planet. Kale […]
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