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10 ideas for middle age men, in the autumn of our discontent. 2020 is a hard year for most of us. Stomach and other digestive issues abound, due to being too close to the fridge, and having less control over our lives.… Read the rest
Category Archives: Seasons
This summer has been hot in many places.
I know that here in Framingham we have struggled to stay cool, enjoying lots of air-conditioning, trying to get to the water, and inevitably drinking a fair number of cold beverages like beer and coffee.… Read the rest
Happy Spring tomorrow!!
What an incredible, record-breaking winter in Boston.
I don’t know about you, but I ate a lot of comfort foods to get me through it:
- Pretzels
- Cereal
- Potato Chips
- Corn Chips
- Garlic Bread
- Nuts
- Chocolate
Due to eating all those dry foods, and being exposed to the wind and dry winter weather, some of us experience dry, chapped, maybe even cracked skin.… Read the rest
Autumn is a great time of year. The kids are back in school, our scrapbooks are filled with memories of our wonderful summer, and the harvest time brings great foods and beautiful foliage.
But winter is coming, and with it comes a need for stress relief, and more powerful foods.… Read the rest
What a beautiful summer in New England!
Have you noticed the weather is changing? The mornings and evenings are much cooler now, and this is our cue to adjust our eating to eliminate the excess water from our bodies.
This water comes from a steady stream of yin (expanding/cooling) foods, such as:
- Alcohol
- Raw Food
- Tropical Food
- Fruit
- Fruit Juice
- Soda
- Sugar
- Nightshade Veggies (tomato, potato, eggplant, pepper, etc.)
April showers bring May flowers, but also some more rain.
Don’t let that stop you from going outside! I just took a nice walk in the misty rain, and not only was it beautiful, and comfortable, but it made a cool wind-swept rain design on my jacket!… Read the rest
You want to be healthy, right? So you eat a lot of vegetables. How wonderful!
But there are certain veggies, that do more harm than good. Would you like to know which ones?
It’s not quite black and white, but nightshade vegetables for instance, such as Potatoes, Eggplant, Peppers, and tomatoes, are very acidic to the body, and should be avoided, especially, raw, and especially in the fall and winter months, if you live in a colder climate.… Read the rest
It’s been an outstanding summer, with plenty of sun, but not too much heat in these parts. Hope you have been enjoying it.
Now it’s late summer, which means we need to dial down the expanding (yin) foods that we enjoy in hot weather, such as raw fruit, tropical foods, ice cream and other sweets, alcohol and sweet drinks, as well as raw salads.… Read the rest
Maybe you love life in 2013.
Are you fully enjoying your smart phone, automobile, warmed and cooled home, vacations via air travel, phude, medications, etc.?
Is there any suffering that may be related to these?
Some examples of this suffering may include:
- Lack of satisfaction
- Financial Problems
- Depression
- Chronic Illness
- Intuition that your life is not complete
Solving these problems is not difficult, and it’s actually a lot of fun.… Read the rest
It’s the Ides of March, and everybody should be excited about spring, except perhaps the tax accountants, who are overwhelmed with work.
Inevitably, the cold weather in winter means I am less active and I overeat. I believe I will move west or south before I can arrest this trend.… Read the rest