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Sunny, with a chance of Vitamin D

May 12, 2014

What a deal. Sunlight's free and you don't even have to strap a solar panel to your back to use it. Just take off your shirt. Or your pants. Because your skin synthesizes Vitamin D when it's exposed to sunlight. Oh, by the Way, you're probably Vitamin D-deficient.

Movin’ Groovin’ Monday: Down South

May 5, 2014

While I was in the kitchen stirring grits and pulling pork for this week's recipes, my toes were tapping and my hips were shaking to these all-time great dance tunes made in Memphis. If getting motivated to exercise is a problem, here's my solution: music you can't not dance to.

Slower Sunday: has it all

April 27, 2014

Pretty much every trail has it all. All it takes to slow you down, clear your mind and give you a fresh start. And then some trails have a little more. Press Play for a one-minute vacation.

Vacation Plan: Yellowstone Trail Mix

April 23, 2014

It's U. S. National Park Week. If you can't get away this week, you can dream and plan. Start with Yellowstone. Scores of trails. Mountains, canyons, rivers, forests, meadows, plains, geysers and buffalo.

Free your toes, free your mind.

April 21, 2014

If you've been avoiding adventurous trails for fear of falling or tiring, you should try these new-style shoes. They've made me very, very sure-footed. Balanced and steady on any terrain. Comfortable and carefree.

80 Ways: Planet Chocolate: Pudding Cake

April 17, 2014

80 recipes. Based on traditional healthy cuisines around the globe. They all have two things in common: no highly processed foods and very low daily glycemic loads. Lots of them have a third: chocolate. Which has a GL near zero.

80 Ways: Worldwide Chocolate:Cream Pie

April 15, 2014

80 recipes. Based on traditional healthy cuisines around the globe. They all have two things in common: no highly processed foods and very low daily glycemic loads. Lots of them have a third: chocolate. Which has a GL near zero.

Slower Sunday: going with the flow

April 13, 2014

Is this exhilarating ... or terrifying? Or is it just ... water? Press Play and peer over the edge.

The Walk That Ate The Paradox

April 11, 2014

The “French paradox”: How can they eat all that rich food and drink all that wine -- and have dramatically lower rates of obesity, heart disease and diabetes than Americans? Maybe it's the low glycemic load of all that traditional food and wine.

Why you should care about Glycemic Load Even if you’re not diabetic

April 7, 2014

Even if you're not diabetic. Because without the right diet and some exercise, you're pre-diabetic. We all are. So please give me three minutes of your time. I'll keep this short and sweet and I won't sugar-coat it.