What Does a Side of Beef Look Like? Piedmontese Pasture-raised Cattle

December 8, 2009 Food and Nutrition

I picked up my side of beef a couple weeks ago and made a video of the cuts. The butcher skins the steer and removes the organs, head, and feet and then weighs a side. They charge the per-pound fee based on hanging weight. My side weighed 330 pounds. After cutting and packaging, the usable [...]

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Book Review: The Gluten Effect — Drs. Vikki & Richard Petersen

December 1, 2009 Diet/Nutrition

How “Innocent” Wheat Is Ruining Your Health by Drs. Vikki & Richard Petersen, D.C., C.C.N. Gluten plays a role in more diseases than you can imagine Food that enters the intestine goes through a complex digestive process. It must be broken down to molecules that can pass through the intestinal wall. The intestine is also [...]

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A Long Drive to Warwick, New York, to Visit My Niece

November 30, 2009 Miscellaneous

The Long Drive to Warwick I went to Warwick, New York, to spend Thanksgiving with my niece, Reagan, and her family. I haven’t seen her in 11 years. She was 21 when I last saw her, and now she’s a grown woman with a husband and two young girls. The drive took about 6-1/2 hours. [...]

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What Does Coca-Cola Company Know About Nutrition?

November 19, 2009 Food and Nutrition

I just heard about a six-figure Consumer Alliance between the Coca-Cola Company and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). The Consumer Alliance is a program that allows corporate partners like The Coca-Cola Company to work with the AAFP to educate consumers about the role their products can play in a healthy, active lifestyle. As [...]

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I’ve Been Sugar-Free for a Week

November 18, 2009 Miscellaneous

On November 11 I gave up refined sugar. I indulged in gobs of ice cream and daily mochas the few weeks prior to the big day, and practically made myself sick with sugar. I’ve been sugar-free a whole week. Woo hoo! For several days I’ve had headaches and aches in the back of my legs, [...]

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I Launched My New Site at 11:11 PM on 11/11

November 12, 2009 Uncategorized

I’ve decided to concentrate my health and nutrition information on another blog so I could be a little freer to post different things here that tickle me. I’m still a nut when it comes to health information, so you’ll get plenty of that here, but the other blog will concentrate on informative interviews. So go [...]

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RANT: Since When Is Selling Off My Possessions Considered Income?

November 9, 2009 Musings and Mania

I am pissed off! I applied for heating assistance (LIHEAP) through Erie’s Department of Public Welfare (DPW). I was asked to submit paperwork explaining how I’ve been paying my expenses this year since I’m not employed. Makes sense. So I wrote that I had unemployment for a short while, had a job for an even [...]

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How the Spirit Affects Mental and Physical Health–Part 2

November 8, 2009 Health and Illness

This video is a continuation of the conversation I had (Part 1) with Geoff and Jim about Jim’s spiritual journey through a recent illness. We discuss out of body experiences, chakras, sobriety, heightened states of love, and other spiritual experiences we’ve all had on our paths. Get the latest Flash Player to see this player. [...]

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Exciting Plans for November and the Master Number 11

October 29, 2009 Miscellaneous

I’ve not posted much this past month because I’ve been learning. I borrowed some money from my parents and bought a Macbook Pro, a Flip HD digital camera, and Final Cut Express software to edit videos. I’ve never owned a Mac before, so I had to learn how to maneuver around the desktop. I’ve also [...]

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How the Spirit Affects Mental and Physical Health–Part 1

October 26, 2009 Health and Illness

The day my friend Geoff was leaving for California, he dropped by with his friend Jim who has been having health problems. Jim generously shared his experiences with his spiritual life and how it has affected his health. We are more than just the body with a thinking brain, and when our spirits or souls [...]

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