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Healthy Habits

Healthy Habits

Only indulge in healthy habits. Despite what many people claim, there are many healthy foods that are delicious. I mention in my book, The Three Rules to Lose Weight and Keep It Off Forever, that you should avoid voids that…

The Benefits of Flaxseed Oil

The Benefits of Flaxseed Oil

The Benefits of Flaxseed Oil are its effects on cholesterol. Flax has been cultivated for centuries for its strong fibers and its oil. I used the oil as a kid to work in my baseball glove. When it is consumed,…

Vaccines Are Important

Vaccines Are Important

Vaccines Are Important. As with only drinking pasteurized milk, there used to be much less controversy surrounding vaccines. Vaccines save lives. Now, people imagine conspiracies behind any public policy. The government recommends pasteurization of milk, it must harm us in…

Drink Only Pasteurized Milk

Drink Only Pasteurized Milk

Drink Only Pasteurized Milk: A sentence I thought I would never need to write. One of the most important improvements in the health of Americans (and anyone else) is the pasteurization of milk. Before about 1900, milk was frequently contaminated…

Avoid Gaining Weight When Traveling

Avoid Gaining Weight When Traveling

There is only one simple way to avoid gaining weight when traveling. If you never gain weight when you travel, you would not be reading this post. Most people decide to eat whatever they want when they travel, and when…

Nutritional Studies are Hard

Nutritional Studies are Hard

Nutritional studies are hard to understand and often controversial. You can read an article that seems to say eggs are healthy, and you read another saying they kill you. That happens all the time. For the last week or two,…

Coffee Is Good For You

Coffee is good for you if you don’t order anything from this display. I love Caribou Coffee. I work there several days a week. I like all coffee shops, but my go-to is the Caribou near my house. But, I…

Alternative Sugars

Alternative Sugars

A very good friend suggested I write a post on alternative sugars, specifically maple sugar, maple syrup, coconut sugar, and date sugar. I love all sweeteners, but she was asking about the health benefits, if any, of these sugars compared…

Back Up Your Computer (for Mac users)

Please back up your computer. I will give you the basics. It happens all the time. Someone tells me that disaster struck. They lost their photos and important files. Losing files or photos is entirely avoidable. I haven’t used a…

You Are What You Do

You Are What You Do

You are what you do One of my favorite scenes in Total Recall with Arnold Schwarzenegger was with Kuato, the weird creature growing out of some guy’s abdomen. Kuato said to Arnold’s character, “You are what you do. A man…