Surviving America: Nutritionally Speaking
As an American born, Midwest roots individual with Dutch citizenship, I could be labeled “eclectic.” I grew up eating real food, mostly cooked by…
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Critical Thinking & Nutrition
As an avid reader books to me are fascinating and transforming. I love being transported to another time, place or way of thinking. One…
Studyitis, Dietitis & Expertitis
“Of all subjects, that of food is the most apt to be the riding ground of cranks.” Washington Post 1910 Fast forward to toda…
Caring for your Health
What is “healthcare”? Or maybe a better question is do you care for your health? Penguin dictionary defines health as “soundness of body, mind…
Sugar, Kids & Other Stuff
Healthy Baby G Recently I volunteered for the Childhood Obesity Conference (COBA) sponsored by Slow Food San Francisco. This post is a summary of…
Disciplina
Whatever happened to discipline? Did it die or is it just on holiday? Better yet what is discipline and can we revive it? Former…
Rational Fitness
Recently I taught a workshop about the importance of maintaining good mobility in the body as a form of injury prevention and general personal…
Slow Wellness Movement
Is worksite wellness dead, alive or just asleep at the wheel? When I look around at health promotion conventions I see the same players…
Food Philosophy 2.0
How does one survive in a nation obsessed by food? A society where FOOD is constantly there to knock you down. It takes a…
Experts & Nutritional Advice
As a wellness consultant and owner of a fitness studio I am confronted daily with individuals trying to lose weight. It is an omnipresent…