Food & Fitness

When “healthy” isn’t healthy

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…

Mr. Science: the chemical structure of Vitamin C

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…

Guide to managing time: taking care of yourself

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…

Guide to managing time: having a social life

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.…

Guide to managing time: Tools to help

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…

When stress takes a toll

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…

Five healthy rules that you can break

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…

What’s on my grocery list?

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…

Guide to managing time: working with others

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…

Guide to managing time: Creating a consistent schedule

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…