Running
I should go. I should do it. I hate running. It’s stupid and hard. Maybe there are other ways? Lifestyle changes, eating better, etc? I could just do a long, invigorating walk in the park tomorrow instead. But I said…
Tag health
The Year Without Pizza
I decided at the beginning of 2013 that I was going to go for the entire year without eating pizza. I guess you could have called it a New Year's Resolution. For the past several years, I've tried to come…
Gadgets and apps that help me exercise
I really don't enjoy exercising for the sake of exercise. In my ideal world, my daily activities in the course of making a living and living my life would be sufficiently physically active that I didn't need to add on…
Political transparency and Bing Welch's health
Today's Palladium-Item editorial "Politics cheats citizens" calls out the ways in which local political maneuvering can do a disservice to voters, in this case with the less-than-transparent approach that was taken to handling the unfortunate health issues affecting Richmond City…
Truth in advertising
At some point when I was fairly young, I was excited to learn about the concept of "truth in advertising" - the notion that it actually matters whether what you say in a public announcement or description of products or…
Health insurance rescission
I'm not sure that any version of a national health care system - existing, proposed by President Obama, or otherwise - is going to truly meet the needs of every U.S. citizen. As I've said about our approach to supporting…
Lierre Keith's The Vegetarian Myth
Lierre Keith's The Vegetarian Myth is one of the most important books ever written about food and the sustainability of the human species. It is at once deeply personal, overwhelmingly provocative, and academically sound as it calls into question all…
Local food issues panel today
Later today I'll be sitting on a panel put together by the Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce, and we'll be talking about issues related to local food. Beyond some home gardening I'm not a food producer or any sort…
Meat Twice a Week
Two years ago about this time I blogged about my resolution to give up soft drinks, which I'm glad to say I've successfully continued for a second bonus year, despite it having no noticeable positive effect on my health while…
A review of Blue Vinyl
It would be nice if some day we could say, "great, now we know about ALL of the human-made products and processes that can give us cancer and harm the planet, now let's start doing something about them." But alas,…