Happy Nirvana

Welcome to early August, a wonderful time for tasty fruits and veggies. Depending on where you live, you’ll find fresh (and often locally grown and/or on sale) corn, tomatoes, potatoes, pears, peaches, beets, nectarines, onions, okra, lima beans, zucchini, eggplant, cucumbers, cabbage, broccoli, blackberries, and blueberries. Here are some recipe ideas for this abundant harvest. [...]

Yesterday, I spoke about how 10,000 steps was considered the gold standard for minimal exercise per day. I also said these 10,000 steps equates to about 60-90 minutes of walking or about 5 miles total. One of the best ways to keep track of your steps is with a simple pedometer. You can purchase one [...]

Typically, when I have a new client come in to begin a weight loss workout program we start with some of the fundamentals. I may have them attempt a standing 1 arm cable press or possibly a dumbbell deadlift. And to be honest, for most people these very straight forward moves are quite a challenge. [...]

New research from Japan suggests that dental pulp from extracted teeth may be an easy source of Induced Pluripotent Stem (IPS) cells, which like embryonic stem cells, have the potential to form several different cell types, but without the controversial ethical problems. These were the findings of a study led by K. Tezuka from the [...]

This is a go-to staple at my house when I’m craving some heat and Indian flavors. I love sturdy, leafy greens like broccoli rabe, mustard greens, Swiss chard, and all kinds of kale (Russian, curly, black leaf, aka cavolo nero) and this preparation works for all of them, or a mix. I was craving a [...]

Photo via NOAA Could restoring damaged reefs be as easy as super gluing corals to new shelves and ledges? Perhaps so, according to research done by Dr. Graham Forrester from the University of Rhode Island, and a team of scientists, students and locals who worked to restore a dead reef in White Bay in the [...]