This post was originally published on July 11, 2011 at www.thefoodlabelmovement.org. Boulder Canyon Rice & Adzuki Bean Chips - "Made with natural ingredients" The scenario: You're in a local health food store, where you regularly buy organic produce, free-range meat, fair-trade coffee and specialty nutrient-rich flours like amaranth, quinoa or…
The boyfriend, AKA Mr. Science, is back with another science guest post! I'll be writing a follow-up post later on to talk about Vitamin C in the food we eat. The chemical structure of Vitamin C The importance of Vitamins has been given much attention in the promotion of health…
Welcome to Part Four of our Guide to Managing Time (managing a 60-hour workweek) mini-series! Please read our previous sections: Part One – Creating a consistent schedule. Part Two – Working with others. Part Three – Tools to help. Managing your health with a busy lifestyle No matter what, you…
Welcome to Part Three of our Guide to Managing Time (managing a 60-hour workweek) mini-series! Please read our previous sections: Part One - Creating a consistent schedule. Part Two - Working with others. Part Three - Tools to help. Building in time for a social life You're working crazy hours.…
Welcome to Part Three of our Guide to Managing Time (managing a 60-hour workweek) mini-series! Please read our previous sections: Part One - Creating a consistent schedule. Part Two - Working with others. Tools to help you manage yourself When you're working over 50 hours a week, you need the…
A couple days ago I visited the walk-in clinic to ask for blood tests to check my thyroid. I was doing it because the mother dear figured that my symptoms - insomnia, chronic fatigue, weight gain, difficulty dealing with cold, yadda yadda yadda - could be a result of a…
I'm all about being healthy, but through research and personal experience, I've learned that there are some "health rules" that it's okay to occasionally break. Here are a few of them: 1) Eating breakfast. Sometimes the boyfriend won't consume anything except coffee with sugar in it until the afternoon, yet…
I don't know about you, but I tend to go through phases of what types of food I eat. For a while I ate eggs or egg whites every single day. Then there was another point in my life when I had piles of yogurt in my fridge. I've also…
Welcome to Part Two of our Guide to Managing Time (managing a 60-hour workweek) mini-series! Be sure to read Part One, Creating a consistent schedule. - Prevent exhaustion by getting help. Working 50+ hours is tough for anyone to handle, no matter how energetic you are or how much you…
Welcome to Part One of our Guide to managing time (managing a 60-hour workweek) mini-series! When you're working overtime, you need to have some kind of solid schedule to follow in order to avoid feeling overwhelmed. These are a few things that have really helped me out: - Track your…
