This weekend, I attended a conference in DC that I’ve been looking forward to for months – Nutrition and the Brain. While most medical conferences have some ‘exciting’ aspects when new…
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In the past, there was a common saying, “No pain, no gain,” to encourage people to exercise harder and longer. I don’t hear that expression much any more. Either I’m…
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In today’s Local Living section of The Washington Post, there’s a well-written and illustrated article titled Walk away vs walk it off by Gabriella Boston. It gives a visual demonstration of how few calories…
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Some pearls for 6/29/2013Exercise Training Frequency, Omega 3s and Breast Cancer, and Fast Food Exercise frequency in previously sedentary women aged 60-74Hunter, et al, MedSciSportsExerc, 2013Jul 45:1386 We know that aerobic…
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Add some more SPICE – cardamom and ginger – to your recipesfeaturing Teriyaki Flank Steak and Mashed Sweet Potatoes and Pears In the first spice article, we were roaming through…
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I’ve always found it intriguing that the ellipticals and treadmills at the gym give options for working out in the ‘fat burn zone’. Isn’t all exercise meant to burn fat?…
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Hi all, Happy Father’s Day to all of you who might be celebrating. We started our celebration last night with an impromptu dinner. We had a great but overly filling…
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For years, the mantra has been “a calorie is a calorie” Eat 3500 fewer calories or burn 3500 more calories or some combination of these two, and you will lose…
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I’m on a long flight returning from a week in Istanbul, Turkey, trying to get my thoughts together. So much history, so much culture, wonderful food, great views, and widespread…
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Prompted by my visit to the intriguing Spice Market in Istanbul, I started to research the true health value of spices. In the realm of boastful claims, spices are right…
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