Eating takes on a new dimension during social gatherings and holidays. Besides our usual meals, we manage to fit in seasonal treats and party foods, which seem to tempt our taste buds everywhere we turn. Since food is one of the many pleasures of festive gatherings, having a few strategies like the ones below will […]
Monthly Archives: December 2014
This Week in Food, Health, and Fitness
This week, read about dietary guidelines and health, BPA and blood pressure, how high intensity intervals boost health, staying fast over 40, Greek yogurt, fatigue and endurance performance, and more. Are Dietary Guidelines Really Making Us Fat or Sick? A common theme in many internet posts is how the dietary guidelines are outdated, and are making people […]
Silver Star!
I just got back from a week of cross country skiing at Silver Star Mountain Resort in south-central BC, and confirm (once again!) that this is the best cross-country ski holiday possible. At this time of year, most skiers are scrambling for snow, and Silver Star has plenty of it! And with over 100 km of […]
This Week in Food, Health, and Fitness
This week, read about the Mediterranean diet and longevity, benefits of nitrates from vegetables, running to stay young, worrying about wheat, and more. Could a Mediterranean Diet Extend Your Life? Harvard Medical School researchers found that adherence to a Mediterranean-style diet was associated with longer telomeres in women. Telomeres are recently-discovered structures on the end of chromosomes that […]