February 2024
Wisdom from Instagram • At bedtime the 8 yo told me his teacher said: “Think of your mind like a pond full of fish and each fish is a feeling. Try to be the pond, not the fish.” And all I can say is primary school has significantly improved. (Originally a Tweet by Megan K Stack). Grief…
January 2024
Feel the Music • I was amazed to learn about Evelyn Glennie, a percussionist who performs solo all over the world with different orchestras and musicians. She also teaches and gives motivational speeches. In the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games (London), she led a thousand drummers. She won numerous awards for music from 1982 to 2023, and…
December 2023
Wonderful Life • I didn’t know the actor Jimmy Stewart left a successful acting career to go to WWI, then insisted on moving to see more action. Apparently Its a Wonderful Life reignited a comeback to acting after the fought in WWII. He had some degree of PTSD from the war and people assert that his distress in the movie…
Protein, Shakes and Smoothies
• Hey everyone. This is a bonus mid-month post about protein, shakes and smoothies. Blended drinks can be an excellent supplement to a healthy, whole foods diet. Remember, “Eat foods, not too much, mostly plants.” • I collected a lot of research into a review article we published in 2019. Many studies have shown the importance of hitting…
November 2023
Bars • I link to a lot of protein bars, some of them certainly ‘healthier’ than others. Check out this New York Times article about them. Starting from the original PowerBar in the 1980s, the industry is now expected to reach $2 billion by the end of 2026. Based on the appearance of my family’s snack cabinet, this is…
October 2023
Rucking • Check out this calorie estimator from Outside online, by Alex Hutchinson (PhD with a few books about exercise, Endure is excellent). It is pretty wild to see the caloric effect of unstable terrain, incline, weight on your back vs walking speed. Get out there and walk! Podcast • I recently talked to Dr. Gerard Rabalais on UofL’s…
September 2023
Greens • Seems like everyone is talking about greens supplements lately. The idea is, if you don’t take in multiple fruits and vegetables each day, you can still get a lot of their nutrients by taking a powdered supplement of ground up plants. • Some greens powders have nothing more than a few different grasses, but others…