A Renaissance Soul blogging on traveling, books, work, miscellany, and enjoying life.
If you ain’t got health, you ain’t got nothing. It’s hard to fully enjoy life and all of the wonderful experiences it offers if you don’t feel good. So, you have to do all of those boring things like eat right and exercise. I know, I know…but you’ll thank me for it later.
Based on the evidence at WORLDS OLDEST HAMBURGER: The Hamburger's Story, the answer seems to be "forever." The hamburger in this picture rolled out from under McDonald's heat lamps back in 1999 (you know, back when Slick Willie was in the White House), making it now 13+ years old. Yet, the meat and bun (or … Continue reading So, Just How Long Does a Fast Food Hamburger Last?
Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us by Michael Moss My rating: 5 of 5 stars This exhaustively and impressively researched exposé on the food industry reads like good investigative journalism with an element of suspense thrown in. While I think most people know that processed and pre-packaged food isn’t good for you … Continue reading Book Review: Sugar, Salt, Fat
Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by John J. Ratey My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book was a bit of a mixed bag for me. It started off strong and rather compelling with a case study about innovative personal fitness (not PE) classes at a few high schools that … Continue reading Book Review: Spark
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