Great Grains

We've seen some scary changes in our food supply in the last 50 years, (see Whoever Controls the Seeds, Controls the Food). We've also seen the negative nutritional changes that have occurred in our diets since the processed food revolution.

Take grains for example. Thousands of years ago, men ate 100 plus grams of fiber per day. Today we average 12. Twelve grams of fiber per day. With processed and fast foods, we have replaced our great grains with simple carbohydrates and fat. Not a good idea. Has anyone noticed that our

Injuries - Should You Use Heat or Ice?

If you are inactive and out of shape, it is likely that at some time in your life, you will suffer an acute injury.

If you are active and in shape, it is a good probability that at some time in your life you will be injured too, but hopefully you were doing some fun when it happened!

How to treat those not too serious injuries for maximum healing can be a bit confusing to some as many people with varying degrees of knowledge will tell you many different things.

Luckily, the answer is summed up nicely in this short but informative article from Runner's Magazine. Here it is . .

The Best Relationship Medicine

One night a few years ago, I was in a deep sleep when I began to feel the presence of someone else very close to my face. I opened my eyes to find my 6 year old daughter staring at me from about three inches away. Startled and a bit freaked out, I jumped up to find she had apparently been there for a while, wondering if she should wake me.

“Mommy, I had a bad dream.” I took a deep breath and asked her what it was about. “There was a monster in my closet.”

From here, I did exactly the wrong thing as you will soon see. I said,

The Case Against Soft Drinks

I know Americans love their soft drinks, but have you ever stopped to think, “What is in that drink?” The answer might surprise you. It doesn’t matter if it is regular or diet. There are somethings in all kinds of sodas that you should know.

The Advantages of Being Really Out of Shape

There are many obvious advantages to being in shape, but what about being out of shape?

People who are fit tend to look good, feel good, have more energy, less disease, can wear the clothes they want to wear, and can do the things they want to do. They are healthier, happier, they get better sleep, have better quality lives, live longer, and have more self confidence. They also fit into the movie seats at the local theater, don't have to pay more for airline tickets, have better sex lives, can be more fun to be around, better parents, and they can eat more without feeling guilty. Yes- fit people can eat more without getting fat.

But what about the advantages of being really out of shape? Well, there is a big one and here it is . . .