Live Fit and Sore

Category: Health/Nutrition

  • What you eat is as important as how much you eat

    The Billionaire Who Is Planning His 125th Birthday There is much to learn from this man. What you eat is as important as how much you eat — and can help ward off disease and illness. One morning in early January, David Murdock awoke to an unsettling sensation. At first he didn’t recognize it and…

  • Gary Taubes on Dr Oz or shall I Say in Oz?

    via The Dose of Intervention and the Land of Dr. Oz | Gary Taubes | Gary Taubes. Gary wrote Why We Get Fat and Good Calories, Bad Calories and makes a whole lotta sense! Going on Dr Oz’s show is big for this type of thinking and approach to nutrition so although it may have…

  • Using BAI instead of BMI to measure fat

    BAI Better Than BMI? Scientists Develop New Way To Measure Fat I personally was not a fan of the BMI measurement scale. 2 people can have completely different body shapes and and weigh the same — and one comes out as obese based on weight alone. There are way too many variables to add to…

  • Know the signs of colon cancer

    I frequently post information related to cancer –research, news, survivors, fighters…and this month is no exception. However, since it is officially Colon Cancer Awareness Month and my family was changed by this particular nasty cancer, I will be sharing cancer related information throughout this month so that we do not lose sight of those who…

  • Is Bug Eating Paleo?

    Bug eating in the Wall Street Journal The Wall Street Journal gets on the bug-eating bandwagon with an article titled “The Six-Legged Meat of the Future.” Edible insects are becoming trendy, with London’s Archipelago restaurant topping their creme brulee with a bee and Manhattan’s Tolache offering grasshopper-stuffed tacos. The image above is from the blog…

  • So Delicious – Coconut Milk: A review

    I have started drinking Coconut Milk. I have said before that I don’t like Coconuts at all –but coconut oil, water and milk don’t seem to have the typical coconut flavor that I remember tasting when eating an Almond Joy or Mounds bar.  That may have been the problem to begin with looking back. ….…

  • Can a colonoscopy be funny?

    i’ve been busy today — I attended the Potomac Tech Wire Social Media Outlook 2011 event this morning and it threw my schedule all off. In honor of Colon Cancer Awareness Month: Bill Engvall – Colonoscopy

  • Coconut Oil – Making a Comeback!

    My recent post about Tropical Traditions Coconut Oil is very timely it seems. Here’s an article in the New York Times about Coconut Oil: Once a Villain, Coconut Oil Charms the Health Food World A FEW years ago I noticed something odd at the health food store. There, rubbing elbows with the extra-virgin olive oil…

  • The Trouble with Bright Girls

    Successful women know only too well that in any male-dominated profession, we often find ourselves at a distinct disadvantage. We are routinely underestimated, underutilized and even underpaid. Studies show that women need to perform at extraordinarily high levels, just to appear moderately competent compared to our male coworkers. But in my experience, smart and talented…

  • Genetically altered foods a major part of our diets

    Genetically altered foods a major part of our diets Ok am i the only one who didn’t realize this? That much of our food is from genetically modified seeds? This scares me — changing anything from the way nature intended is taking an unnecessary risk — I  don’t care how small it is — the…