Stretching, the Truth
Stretching, the Truth I was watching the cats stretch this morning. They are such lovely little beasties. It can be quite an elaborate exercise. First the long back arch, […]
Monthly Archives: October 2014
Bicycling
First, a confession: I love bicycling. I have enjoyed it, at various levels of fitness, for over forty years now – and well over 100,000 miles. It is a technology […]
Pangaea
The Hoy-Ensz Theory A Theory Regarding the Break-up Of Pangaea and Gondwanaland A quick summary: The picture below is of the western coast of Africa (courtesy of GoogleEarth/NASA). In particular, […]
Sugar
Not to be too dramatic, but… sugar is the root of all obesity. And the reasons, given evolution and chemistry, are very simple and clear. The evolutionary part involves every […]
Supplements
Most of my life, I have held an anti-vitamin stance. I didn’t have any particularly good reason for holding that opinion. I think I had a tendency to place one-a-day […]
Calories
Calories, And the Counting Thereof Since nutritional labeling has been required on food packaging (1990), calories have been a large part of any discussion about diet. And I think […]
Concrete
We take concrete for granted. It is prevalent, it is everywhere. If you’re driving cross-country, you will notice that as you get near urban areas, the double-lane concrete highway you […]
Corn
Corn is a recent addition to the Human food chain. It started as a much smaller grain in Mesoamerica where it was milled as early as (but still only) 7,000 […]
On Using Mice to Test Food
On Using Mice to Test Food Or A Quirk in the Technology of Nutritional Science Mice, hamsters, and rats, have been around, almost unchanged by nature, for millions of years. […]
A Rational Workout
The starting point for any plan to “be healthier” or to “work out more” means very little if you never see progress. Old habits are always stronger than new ones […]
Paleo-opolis 