Category Archives: Health

When a girl loves a girl

I think that blogging has changed the way some of us write. It changed it for me. It made me think more about what people might want to hear rather than what I had to say. It made me wonder what people would be interested in, rather than what was on my mind or in [...]
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…of the day: my morning yoga routine

I’ve been doing some yoga in the morning every day for a few weeks now. I never thought I’d even enjoy yoga so the fact that these exercises have become a routine for me is a bit of a surprise! It’s funny because every morning, I wake up thinking that I just don’t feel like [...]
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…of the day: the story of beef

As most of you already know, I’m reading Michael Pollan’s book, “The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals”.  He’s also the author of my book giveaway of the month, “Food Rules”. I absolutely wanted to share a few excerpts from the chapter on beef.  Pollan buys a cow and attempts to follow its [...]
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101 in 1001: the June book giveaway!

If there’s one thing that has had a huge impact on our behaviour, our health and our economy in modern times, it’s food.  All sorts of food.  We don’t just consume the stuff that we grow – we eat stuff manufactured in laboratories, too.  It’s food developed by chemists that rule the supermarkets and end [...]
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Self-destruct in five, four, three…

A fairly new friend of mine came over to hang out with me last week.  It’s been incredibly difficult to be a part of life but not be able to immerse myself in it just yet.  I’m still in a world of pain and though I don’t mind wearing a smile for a few hours [...]
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