The Mediterranean diet, with its abundance of fresh fruit, vegetables, whole grains, seeds, nuts, seafood and olive oil, is regarded as healthy. Here’s a simple salad to try.
Ingredients:
1 ball fresh mozzarella
1 tbsp wine vinegar
2.5 tbsp olive oil
Salt & pepper
4 tomatoes, sliced
Handful fresh basil leaves
Drain the mozzarella and cut into even slices.
Mix together vinegar and olive […]
Lately I’ve been checking out this new budokon workout, by Cameron Shayne. Cameron is a high-ranking black belt in a couple of different martial arts, and has studied hatha yoga and meditation as well. This workout is 20 minutes of yoga (very similar to the ashtanga I’ve been doing) followed by 20 minutes of […]
I’ve been using the Omron 720 pedometer for a couple of weeks now. I’ve only set two goals: 10,000 steps, and 60 minutes of aerobic steps daily. I admit, I haven’t been consistently meeting those goals. 10 K is not really difficult to do if you are out and about all day. […]
Many people practice the physical postures, but there are actually eight limbs of yoga. Ashtanga yoga incorporates each of the limbs. There are six sequences of postures, and practiced progressively, they tone the body and purify the body and mind, benefiting the practitioner physically, psychologically and spiritually.
Patanjali, a philosopher and a physician, said to have […]
This is the time of year that I talk to the children about which activities they would like to commit to and try for the coming year. Since we home learn, our schedule starts out very open. For the new activities that they want to try out, the local rec center is a great resource, […]
Antioxidants are substances that may protect cells from damage caused by free radical activity. Free radical activity may lead to an estimated 80-90% of degenerative diseases, such as cancer, Alzheimer’s and heart disease. To prevent free radical overload, eat fruits and vegetables rich in antioxidants and try to avoid processed foods. According to […]
Yesterday was opening day at the PNE, so pedometer on belts and juice bottles in backpack, the family braved public transit to make it there just after opening. Admission was free until noon, which saved us about $60. I hadn’t been there on opening day before, so naively thought that we’d be able to […]
Much has been written about the health benefits of having a beloved pet. Here’s one of ours. Wiener, our tiger oscar, watches us from his glass world, following us, and coming to the side of the tank to meet us when we come home. Despite being a fish, he manages to communicate with us.
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I’ve now installed the software for the Omron 720 and am learning how to use it. I have programmed in two goals–one for total steps, and one for aerobic steps–and download my daily data from the pedometer. Day 5, and I’m thinking I’ve set my goals a little on the high side, since so far […]
Yoga Today offers a free one hour yoga class in high definition video to your computer every day, also available for download. The most impressive part, to me, is that they offer a new show, taught by highly qualified instructors, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
I was a little skeptical about how I […]
