You may have read our posts about dietary supplements and already be familiar with our strong support of real, whole foods over pills. In previous writings, I advised moderation for folks who mine for shortcuts in the form of vitamins, bars and powders. Today, I read something that is causing me to make the same suggestion more emphatically. From sciencedaily.com: While … [Read more...]
Indian Food
Yesterday was Valentine’s Day, so it’s only appropriate for me to talk about my true love.I’m speaking, of course, about Indian food. More specifically, let’s chat about the healing properties of the spices used in my all-time favorite cuisine.When I was playing in Japan in 2005, I found the best Indian restaurant I’ve sampled in my 39 years. From a tiny hole in the … [Read more...]
Almond versus Peanut Butter
In Little League, everyone’s a winner. In the battle of almond versus peanut butter, we’re not teaching sportsmanship, but we don’t really need to crown a champion, either.In order to have an intelligent discussion on this topic, let’s state the obvious – this discussion is about the virtues of almonds and peanuts; their form as pastes is mostly … [Read more...]