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“Fish is the only grub left that scientists haven’t been able to get their hands on and improve. The flounder you eat today hasn’t got any more damned vitamins in it than the flounder your great-great-grandaddy ate, and it tastes the same. Everything else has been improved and improved and improved to such an extent [...]

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You might remember the first version of this little book, Food Rules by Michael Pollan, from a couple years ago — an unassuming, small white paperback with a pea pod on the cover. Just in time for Christmas this year comes a new edition, in hardback, with a few more rules and illustrations by Maira [...]

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Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life by Thich Nhat Hanh by Thich Nhat Hanh and Dr. Lilian Cheung Harper One (2010) To savor is defined as “to taste with quality.” This book is not just about what to eat; it also teaches us how to eat. Anyone can become more mindful in nourishing our bodies. Savor [...]

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The Complete Vegetarian: The Essential Guide to Good Health edited by Peggy Carlson, M.D., University of Illinois Press, 2009. The Complete Vegetarian is a handbook for serious vegetarians and as well as for those who are serious about nutrition while still eating meat. There is much to learn from this in-depth handbook on the nutritional [...]

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Before the great recession, around 2005, I was recently divorced and working on figuring out my retirement plans. I was meeting with my bank pals, Stan and John. During the process I was asked “How far out do you want to plan?”. My answer was”Until I’m a hundred years old. I’m going to try to [...]

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Most people have experienced a time in their lives when sleep was problematic. Most of us have also known someone who has a serious sleep disorder. Poor sleep affects every part of our lives, psychological, physically, emotionally, and mentally. Having a family member who has battled sleep issues for most of his life without medication, [...]

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Are you just getting started in yoga? Or have you been practicing a long time and would like to practice some at home on your own? Do you have a little one you would like to share your yoga time with? Yoga Pretzels is a simple box of 50 durable and beautifully illustrated cards  designed [...]

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Some people confuse the practice of yoga for religion, or that it is somehow at odds with their own religion. I have never found a book more eloquent yet practical in illustrating the beauty and peace of yoga as a life philosophy. The book is entitled Bringing Yoga to Life: The Everyday Practice of Enlightened [...]

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Did you know that one in four Americans has high blood pressure? It is estimated that only 70 percent of these individuals know that they have high blood pressure. To help increase awareness and to aid those who are working to lower their blood pressure, Dr. Chad Rhoden of the University of Mississippi Medical Center [...]

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The Anatomy of Stretching by Brad Walker North Atlantic Books (2007) Stretching is the process of placing particular parts of the body into a position that will lengthen the muscles and associated soft tissues. Over 20 years ago, during the first karate kid era, my son Austin wanted to take karate. As a Pop always [...]

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