My background is medical and I’ve been interested in healthy eating and living all of my life. I’ve always thought that the best guide for eating is by following the Mediterranean Diet. For those who are also interested, here is the Harvard illustrated Mediterranean Diet Food Pyramid.
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Mediterranean – Anti-Inflammatory Diet
This is the diet I think is wise and sensible: Eliminate refined, processed, and manufactured foods, including fast foods. Eat mostly vegetables and fruits. Use olive oil, herbs and spices, cooked Asian mushrooms (like shiitake, enoki, and maitake), as well as dark chocolate as a sweet treat. Eat 3-5 half-cup servings of whole and cracked … Continue reading Mediterranean – Anti-Inflammatory Diet
Is Our Calling Correct Posture?
While I may be distorting the message, there is something important about this subject. Currently, in my evening reading, I am re-reading books I have by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi. Some of his core messages are just sit in zazen, just be, and focus completely on your momentary task. But another is to have correct posture. … Continue reading Is Our Calling Correct Posture?
Lifting the Sky Qigong Practice
Some say that if you'd do only one Qigong exercise each day it would be this one: Lifting the Sky. Since I am becoming older, I can believe it, because doing this practice fights the momentum of tension and gravity in the body while releasing tightness in the shoulders. Here are the steps. To begin, … Continue reading Lifting the Sky Qigong Practice
Interesting News Feed
This is a news feed that I just discovered and will add to my regular reading. It is not your typical news. To describe it I would say it would appeal to a similar audience to that which Gaia TV appeals to. When I find something that I find worthy I like to share it … Continue reading Interesting News Feed
Ping Pong Could Save the World
When I read Pico Iyer's book about aging in Japan, "Autumn Light: Season of Fire and Farewells", I discovered and envied that ping pong was a key element in his life that kept him active and social in his community. As most of us, I'd played in my youth and loved it then, and wished … Continue reading Ping Pong Could Save the World
Practice: 8 Brocades Qigong Routine
People had their "Covid projects" during their isolation. Mine was to learn and do a daily qigong routine. I did that seriously for a full year, adopting the practices of Master Lin of Spring Forest Qigong. Time has lapsed and since then with other activities, I've come back to qigong doing this wonderful 8 minute … Continue reading Practice: 8 Brocades Qigong Routine
One Seeker's Story 