Category Archives: Diet & Nutrition
Commitmentphobe
Now we have all known commitmentphobes. Usually men, usually the great-looking men with flashing smiles who smell great and say all the right things. But we are all commitmentphobes of one sort or another. Lack of commitment in a job, … Continue reading
The Quickening
I loved the movie Highlander. Not just because I love Sean Connery when his brogue is broader than the Corrieshalloch Gorge. But because it is one of the most basic concepts in life, literature and the pursuit of happiness. Absorbing … Continue reading
To Feed or To Find
Each of us has developed a routine. We eat the same things, do the same things, use the same things. For many of us, that routine includes taking pills every morning. Now aside from pharmaceutical drugs (notice the word drug) … Continue reading
Step Away From the Bellini!
Today I had lunch with my sister. Now it is a rare occasion for both of our schedules to allow us to be within the same location at the same time, so when we are, it’s a party! Now for … Continue reading
Cucumbers anyone?
I recently returned from a trip across southern Iceland. In the winter. In the dark. In the wind. In the cold. In the rain. In the sleet. In the hail. Well, you get the picture. Now on my little trip … Continue reading
Eating is Feeding
I was having a discussion with my sister about eating habits. We both came up with the same visual image at the same time. A scene near the beginning of Victor, Victoria where Julie Andrews walks by the window of … Continue reading
Treatment for Life
Recently on NPR there was an article detailing the latest findings concerning HIV. It said that many studies had now shown that if an HIV positive person was tested early enough and began treatment immediately, that the possibility of spreading … Continue reading
Practice Makes Perfect
Recently while I was stuck on a broken-down train at the border of Switzerland and Italy while border agents argued with train conductors over a replacement train, I became enthralled with Sudoku. Now I will admit that I have seen … Continue reading
Death May Be the Result of Resistance
You might be thinking that I’m speaking of war, where resistance often means death… or perhaps you think I mean in a test of strength, where resistance eventually leads to death. But in fact, I’m talking about our own bodies. … Continue reading
The Definition of Deficiency
One of the words that I most use in my practice, besides the phrase “Are you kidding?”, has to be deficiency. Now in the dictionary it is defined as “a lack or shortage; a failing or shortcoming”. We frequently think … Continue reading