Peace and Fitness

Archives for May 2013

This in from the Folks at Kaiser Permanente

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What a huge statement from Kaiser Permanente, as they published an article in its medical science journal recommending that physicians consider a plant-based diet for ALL patients.  The article states, "Healthy eating may be best achieved with a plant-based diet, which we define as a regimen that encourages eating whole, plant-based foods and discourages meats, dairy products … [Read more...] about This in from the Folks at Kaiser Permanente

Mother Always Knows Best

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Good morning.  First, thanks to Liz, who I shared some coincidences with yesterday, for this link which tells a little more about the grounding we talked about yesterday.  Knowing it does a body good, made barefoot gardening (really light gardening) a whole lot more fun, yesterday afternoon.  This morning, I went out to check for fallen mangoes (they are just starting to ripen) … [Read more...] about Mother Always Knows Best

Expose Your Toes!

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This morning I would like to thank Iris for a super interesting article about the poor misunderstood....cholesterol.  While I gleaned tons of info from this article, I would like to focus in and share a couple of sentences from Dr. Mercola*.  This is part of a list of way to optimize your cholesterol profile and prevent heart disease.  Of course, we know, at the top of the list … [Read more...] about Expose Your Toes!

The Tools of the Trade

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BALANCING SCALES.  TO WEIGH OR NOT TO WEIGH? The scale is just one way to measure our weight and weight loss (or gain!) journey.  Sometimes, the scale can be a very helpful tool and other times it can work against our efforts.  Personally, I have a compulsion to weigh in much too often, and I am not proud of it and don't advocate it!  There are too many variable that can … [Read more...] about The Tools of the Trade