I stayed up too late last night - I got caught up in e-mail and surfing on my computer. It wasn’t a total waste of time; I did get to draft a newsletter and wrote some other things. But I did pay for it today. I have a headache and I’m tired, and I feel [...]
Entries from August 2007
ZZZZs are Important, Too
August 29th, 2007 · No Comments · Self Care
Tags: Sleep
Recipes: Oatmeal-Chocolate Chip Cookies
August 29th, 2007 · No Comments · Recipes
I had a couple of these cookies at a sugar talk that Donna Sonkin, one of my health coaching colleagues, gave last night. They’re a totally delicious, healthier version of a perennial favorite. Just remember that even though they are healthier, they are still a treat and should be consumed as such - i.e., don’t [...]
Tags: Food·Sugar Addiction
Sustainable eating
August 22nd, 2007 · No Comments · Environment
No Impact Man recently wrote an interesting post about eating locally. As an occasional cook at the Brooklyn Farmer’s market and a shopper there as well, I do advocate for this kind of eating.
I try to eat in a more sustainable manner, but of course, I don’t always achieve this. I try to eat more [...]
Tags: Food·sustainability
Know Your Audience: Overheard While Traveling
August 20th, 2007 · No Comments · Food
This past weekend, I traveled to the South. Driving in the car from the airport to my destination, I scanned the radio stations looking for something to entertain me.
I came upon a Christian broadcast that was talking about food of all things. The preacher (minister?) was connecting diet to spirituality. He quoted a health study [...]
Tags: Christianity·Food Politics·Spirituality
Stuart Wilde
August 15th, 2007 · No Comments · Spirituality, mindfulness
I recently reloaded my iPod with some new music and audiobooks. I usually listen to it on shuffle as I work out or on my commute to and from work. This morning, it started playing Stuart Wilde’s book “Silent Power” - a book that I had started listening to about a year ago and then [...]