Okay, so I\’m not actually going to tell you how to get free groceries from the grocery store. That headline used a fair bit of hyperbole. However, I AM going to tell you how to get started with a garden because, for us plant-eaters, it means free food…from the EARTH! I asked my friend, Desmal, […]
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James Gandolfini died last week of a heart attack. He was only 51. I didn\’t know the guy, but his death rattled me. As did the sudden death of comedian Patrice Neal, who died of a stroke at only 41; the death of Rick Byargeon, 56, a pastor and former professor at New Orleans Seminary
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The American Medical Association (AMA) has officially labeled obesity a disease, inadvertently causing a furious debate over one question, \”Is obesity the result of purely external factors or is it simply a failure of self-governance?\” The Facebook pundits have already weighed in on the story. Friends and others in my network have quipped, \”Can we
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Unsurprisingly (for those of you who know my story), I\’ve been thinking about the link between nutrition and disease for awhile now. My change in nutrition has not only allowed me to lose 100 lbs., but it has also reduced my blood pressure (which has gone from an average 140/90 to 120/80, and often lower),
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The photo at right was taken on June 6, 2010. I was 358 lbs. This morning, I weighed in at 258 lbs. An even HUNDRED! Will miracles never cease? Looking back, I don\’t remember the details of those days as much as I remember how it felt. I remember distinctly how it felt to carry
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You really shouldn\’t eat while watching TV. This website says so. Even in the face of evidence, however profound, I\’m an unabashed couch-snacker. This is not to say that I snack on couches (which are difficult to digest), but I snack when I\’m on the couch, which is different. I eat in front of the
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