Food Rules by Michael Pollan

One of the first books that really got me thinking about what I eat and how I eat it was Micahel Pollan’s In Defense of Food.  His mantra for this book was simple-Eat Food, Not Too Much, Mostly Plants.  Michael doesn’t care about Carbs or Fats-he cares about the chemical and the artificial hiding in plain sight pretending to be food.  The villain in his stories is The Western Diet-lots of processed food, lots of the holy trinity of fat, salt, and sugar, and not too many vegetables, fruits, and whole grains. Food Rules contain a list of 64 guidelines…

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A Fistful of Vitamins

After a month or so on the UltraMind Solution diet and lifestyle plan, I am feeling much better.  Of course, feeling better is one of those things that is often hard to put a finger on.  I used to be really big on trying every kind of vitamin and supplement I could find.  A lot of this stuff worked wonders-for the first week or two.  Bee pollen, royal jelly, phosphatidylserine, CoQ-10 & N-Acetyle-somethng, B vitamins, and of course, coffee in all it’s wonderous forms.  I am also a huge fan of Taurine, the stuff that give Red Bull it’s kick.…

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Ratatouille, Three Bean Chili, and Sweet Potato Hash with Eggs

The second week of my Six Weeks using the UltraMind Solution has seen me tempted a few time.  Mainly it is bread and crackers and not double whoppers that I am thinking about. But, as with most things, out of sight and out of mind works for me.  And there is a lot of gluten free stuff out there.  The recipes are all pretty amazing as well. My favorite dish so far is the Three Bean Chili, which is very good and keeps well in the fridge while I am traveling.  Finding those flax crackers at one of my cheapie…

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Your Gonna Die

Being a man, I have only gone to see doctors when there was no other choice in the matter. Being a poor man, I have not had insurance for most of my life. Being blessed with a high metabolism, I have always eaten whatever I wanted and not gotten fat. Well, not very fat anyway.So now I have a job with benefits, how weird is that? I am making a fairly good living, and still bitch and moan about it every single day. Health insurance is one of the benefits. Now I have mixed feelings about the whole health care…

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