Monthly Archives: May 2006

Pomegranate tea

Posted on Fri, 12 May 2006 by Mel Green

Pomegranate tea Originally uploaded by yksin. Copyright Melissa S. Green

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ICE as an acronym

Posted on Thu, 11 May 2006 by Mel Green

It’s a damn good acronym. It stands for Immigration & Customs Enforcement, one of the successor agencies to Immigration & Naturalization Service (INS) when INS was reorganized under the Department of Homeland Security. Now, I’ve always thought that Department of … Continue reading →

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The glycemic yo-yo

Posted on Thu, 11 May 2006 by Mel Green

If I needed any reminding about the evils of too many carbs, especially refined carbs, at any one meal, I got a reminder today. A going-away gig for one of my coworkers, celebrated with lunch which was in part potluck, … Continue reading →

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Terveys: Start Walking: Sick at home

Posted on Wed, 10 May 2006 by Mel Green

Having received my Start Walking pedometer, my first day on program was marked by staying home sick with a cold. But it got better over the course of the day, enough that I danced for over an hour. Unfortunately, the … Continue reading →

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Biking: A Saturday tradition

Posted on Sun, 7 May 2006 by Mel Green

Or it’s becoming one. Now, I considered (as I did last Saturday) posting this in my health blog Terveys instead of this one, but I decided that, hey, this isn’t just a separate topic now: this is something that I’m … Continue reading →

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Terveys: Morning routine

Posted on Fri, 5 May 2006 by Mel Green

My morning routine has changed a lot since end of December, when I exchanged my long-lived bad exercise & dietary habits for a healthier way. Today’s morning routine is described at Terveys.

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Morning routine

Posted on Fri, 5 May 2006 by Mel Green

It’s been some time now since I’ve integrated the dietary changes in my life enough that I don’t really have to think one helluva lot about how to put a meal together, or even a full day’s meals, or what … Continue reading →

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Terveys: Bike day #4

Posted on Fri, 5 May 2006 by Mel Green

Another day riding to work on the bike. Read all about it at Terveys.

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Bike day #4

Posted on Fri, 5 May 2006 by Mel Green

Actually, it’s bike day #5, if you include last Saturday when I rode it downtown for my writing day, & then along the Coastal Trail to Westchester Lagoon & back home again. But this count is of days biking to/from … Continue reading →

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Soda pop out of the schools

Posted on Thu, 4 May 2006 by Mel Green

Well, yeehaw, this is good news. Companies agree to ban on sale of fizzy drinks in schools By Lauren Foster in New York Financial Times Updated: 3:43 p.m. ET May 4, 2006 The world’s three largest soft drink companies on … Continue reading →

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