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Be a Part-Time Vegetarian

Published on October 10, 2011 1 Comment

Can’t quite give up meat? Me neither.

But since my brother’s diagnosis with Stage IV brain cancer this summer, I’ve become a lot more interested in all things concerning health. Diet is a key. And, sadly, meat is a huge concern.

Yesterday, the Huffington Post came out with a great idea: be a part-time vegetarian.

That means, have a few days a week when you don’t eat any meat or dairy products. Eat less meat and dairy overall and you will decrease your chances of getting cancer. (This has been proven with massive research–I’m not talking nicey hippie ideas here, I’m talking NIH and Cornell-funded multi-year research studies).

You will also decrease the terrible impact that cattle and dairy farming–as well as other forms of meat & fish farming–are having on the planet.  Again, this is not some utopian vision of “I’m Ok, You’re OK.” Notice how warm it is today? Eighty degrees in mid-October?

To start, you could follow the Environmental Working Group’s campaign for Meatless Mondays.



in Health.

Who in $$ Does Yoga?

Published on September 30, 2008 0 Comments

This Huffington Post article tells us who is doing yoga in corporate America, which is interesting. Newcomers include William H. Gross, the Chief Investment Officer of Pimco, Edwin Catmull, the head of Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Animation Studios, Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, new anchor Katie Couric.

Still, even if their main concern is the goal and not the process, powerful people tend to seek powerful ways to keep their assets–their brains and minds–in peak condition. It’s not so much of a stretch that they, too, would appreciate yoga’s revitalizing tonic. We’ve been hearing about celebrities doing yoga since day 1 of the current yoga craze (late 90s). Now it’s time to hear more from the other power brokers.

Read the article here.  

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