About a week ago I closed a blog with a line about milk and promised more to come. So here's more! Interestingly enough, while many health professionals still believe cow's milk builds strong bones and muscles and the food pyramid still recommends several glasses a day, (as one way to fill the dairy requirements) there is a rapidly growing army of individuals, including many … [Read more...] about Got Milk?
Food
Make Love, Not War
I marked yesterday as a day of peace and celebration. After working up a great sweat in the morning, I came home and swam my 30 laps. I swore I wouldn't spend the entire afternoon in the kitchen, but when you are making wholesome food, sometimes there are no shortcuts. First I baked a peanut-butter banana bread. Then, after cutting up all the veggies into small cubes, … [Read more...] about Make Love, Not War
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
I remember learning that song, When Johnny Comes Marching Home, back in elementary school. "The men will cheer and the boys will shout-The ladies they will all turn out...." Fast forward, to 1973, standing in my bedroom hearing the news that the war in Vietnam was over and though it would take many more months to have all our troops home, people were dancing in the … [Read more...] about When Johnny Comes Marching Home
Drink this, not that…and ALWAYS Breathe!
Mitch subscribes to Men's Journal and often teases me that I get my hands on it before he gets a chance to even open it up. It's true. There is a great little section on health, exercise, mind-body, etc. All the stuff I love. It's important for me to get my information from different sources and since this is a bit more macho than most of the material I read, it offers a … [Read more...] about Drink this, not that…and ALWAYS Breathe!
Bomb Diggity
What started as 3 laps in the pool back in June, has turned into a swimming workout. Yesterday I swam 30 laps after finishing my work day. Felt great and it's very comical to have Blaze with me running from one end of the pool to the other, with almost every lap I swim. Actually, yesterday was the first time he laid down after a few laps and just watched. He definitely … [Read more...] about Bomb Diggity