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The way nature intended us.

(Video is a little more than 3 minutes long)
“Let’s get back to the way nature intended us:
smile on our face and enjoy all the wonderful things we have in this great land of ours.”

-Jack LaLanne
Happy Monday!

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“People grew food and they ate food.”

This video is the best, most balanced version of this story that I’ve ever seen. The video is funny, interesting, and not preachy - just educational. Mark Bittman also goes through a fascinating history of food in America.
If you eat food, you should watch this video. It’s about twenty minutes.

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NIN free MP3 download.

Hey don’t miss this.  Nine Inch Nails has released the first single “Discipline” from it’s upcoming album.   You can get the MP3 via their website for free.
And it’s actually pretty good - reminiscent of old NIN and ancient Michael Hutchins INXS.
Check it out!

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BMI flawed? DUH!

I hate the BMI. Here’s why - the more fit you become, the higher your BMI. There is no link between a high BMI and long term health risks. None. Yet lazy doctors and insurance companies go strictly by the BMI - it’s ridiculous.
The Cooper Institute (the folks that brought you the [...]

10 Media Fed Myths

Brought to my attention by Rob Brezney, this is a list of 10 Media Fed Myths.
Oddly enough, it doesn’t include global warming. You see according to the Utne reader there are 928 peer-reviewed scientific jouranl articles about global warming published between 1993 and 2003. Every single article states that global warming [...]

Organic Peaches arrive this weekend!

I just received word from our buddy Steve Ela that their peach crop is just coming in. You can order them via their website at: www.elafamilyfarms.com or at the farmer’s markets around town. These are really nice people who grow fabulous peaches! Check it out!

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This shows free!

Every August the universe puts on it’s very own show called the Perseid meteor shower. This meteor shower is spectacular. You will see shooting stars, flashes of light, and other phenomena that might keep Mulder and Scully running around with flashlights.
The meteor show is supposed to peak tomorrow August 12th. Cancel [...]

Pirates?

I spent some time this morning speaking with Pat Croce, author of my favorite book on leadership, Lead or Get Off The Pot, and the inspirational, I Feel Great and You Will Too!. (His interview will be published in our ‘Work’ audio magazine.
It turns out that Pat has a life long interest [...]

Too busy for exercise?

Ever feel too busy to exercise? Well Pat Croce says that everyone can fit exercise into their schedule. Check out this article in Inc magazine on-line. Here’s my favorite quote: “I used to tell people, ‘If you’re over 30 and you look good, you work at it. If you’re over 40 and you’re [...]

Car Seats and injury

Have you heard about this controversy? Economists Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner ran the numbers. It turns out that children do not receive greater protection from car seats then from the adult seat belt. In many states it is a crime to not have your child in a car seat.
Recently on their [...]