2026 - Better.Cheaper.Slower.

Walking, Eating & Climbing Mexico City

July 31, 2026

Time to continue our former Olympic Host City Tour with a big Walk in one of the world's great eating cities, Mexico City. And a shorter, steeper stair-climb on the Pyramid of the Sun, thirty miles away in the ancient capital of the Americas, Teotihuacan.

80 Ways: Oranges & Olives in Istanbul

July 30, 2026

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. Like this classic salad loved in Turkey and Morocco for centuries.

80 Ways: Rainforest Coconut-Lime Soup

July 29, 2026

80 recipes based on traditional healthy cuisines around the globe. This one from Costa Rica is sweet, tart and spicy. Simple to make but complex to taste. Satisfying but light. A day's worth of Vitamins A and C. Skip the shrimp and it's vegetarian.

80 Ways: Down South: Pulled Pork

July 28, 2026

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. Like this spectacularly luscious pulled pork with a near-zero GL.

Naked Exercise #13: Boxing

July 27, 2026

Stripped down. No equipment. Boxing without gloves. Without a ring. No opponent. But with a lot of the exercise benefits of the real deal. Great for strengthening your back and shoulders. Not just Better and Cheaper. Better and Free.

Slower Sunday: Out of the Wild

July 26, 2026

The wildflowers of Utah. I saw them all out there last year. Carpets of them, right up to the edge of every hiking trail. But you don't usually see them around here.

Vivid Chocolate Memories

July 25, 2026

I have many vivid memories that involve chocolate. I always thought this was purely about deliciousness. Now it turns out that chocolate may be responsible for vivid memories of everything. This is big news: Baby Boomers on a high-cocoa diet improved their memories in 3 months!

The Marathon That Ate History. The Walk That Ate Athens

July 24, 2026

Could be an all-day 20-mile hike. Could be a 2-mile spin around the Acropolis. Or a 6-mile stroll to the Aegean Sea. Great street food. Whichever way you turn in Athens, this is a delicious Way to see the sights while you burn way more calories than you consume.

80 Ways: Mediterranean Ratatouille

July 23, 2026

80 Ways to eat very well. 80 recipes based on traditional healthy cuisines around the globe. From very different places with very different diets. But they all have two things in common: no highly processed foods and very low daily glycemic loads. Let's start in the Mediterranean.

80 Ways: Pizza Week. Red. No sauce.

July 22, 2026

80 recipes based on traditional healthy cuisines around the globe. They all have two things in common: no highly processed foods and low daily glycemic loads. Like this bright red vegetarian pizza that's soft, sweet, melting, luscious and mellow.