Archive for July, 2008

I’ve Got the Peanut Blues

trains1919 wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptWe have a peanut allergy in our home, we’ve had it for roughly four years.  And for four years we have functioned with very little incident, but the ones we’ve had have been frightening.  It all started when my  now four year old was 18 […]

(under)Eat like an Office Warrior

mommymantras wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThe Warrior Diet, created by Ori Hofmekler
…hinges on a somewhat controversial diet based on a daily cycle of “undereating” during the day and “overeating” at night. The rationale is that the historic “warrior”, in order to succeed in the environment of the time, had a […]

Working out or Working in?

Juliet wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThe definition of working out is to use up energy you have. Working in means to get back some energy you have lossed. Some people are just too exhausted to exercise. Imagine taking a new person who is recently divorced, eats McDonalds […]

07-31-08 - Right back on track

shasta08 wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptWhen I woke up this morning, I felt lousy.  I was expecting it after last night’s take-out Chinese binge.  I had a real food hangover.  You know how you feel the morning after overeating?  It’s almost like a real hangover.  I gradually felt better throughout […]

Dinners On

admin wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptIs it really 4:30 already?  This is my hour of dread, the hour in which I need to come up with something healthy, tasty, well balanced and quick to feed my starving family.  Dinner must also meet more criteria; colorful, pretty and fresh, well at least […]

Programme débutant (2)

mommymantras wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt2) Manger mieux
Nous voici dans la deuxième partie de notre programme qui a commencé en douceur avec du sport. Il faut maintenant garder un certain équilibre alimentaire mais attention sans se priver ! Pendant toute la période où j’ai perdu du poids je n’ai jamais […]

Gotta Have Faith

changerdeforme wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptI gotta have faith… or do I?
Faith in veterinarians, that is.  Something foremost in my mind again, because of a couple of comments/emails lately.  One from a woman inquiring about raw diet and feline hyperthyroidism who said something to the effect of “I feel like […]

Guaranteed Nutrient Delivery with CAeDS

Workout Muse wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptI just finished reading a wonderful book by Dr. Allan C. Somersall, PH.D., M.D.  He is a practicing physician with a focus on health and wellness in the twenty-first century.  We NEED more Dr.’s like him!  I’ve listened to him speak in person on […]

Minerals Foundation for Health

livinghealthier wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptImage via Wikipedia
A Biochemist I know told me last year that without minerals we cannot process or synthesise vitamins from food, and as the basis for many of the cellular chemical processes minerals are needed for all health. Now that sounds great and we get […]

Phosphatidylserine Can Block Muscle Damage

wamfitandwell wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptTaking 600 mg of phosphatidylserine (PS) can lower the muscle damaging hormone cortisol by increasing the testosterone to cortisol ratio. The researchers suggest that phosphatidylserine is effective combating exercise-induced stress.
The effects of phosphatidylserine on endocrine response to moderate intensity exercise
Journal of the International Society of […]