Monthly Archives: June 2006

Coffee & diabetes prevention

Posted on Tue, 27 June 2006 by Mel Green

Coffee Could Help Keep Diabetes Away 06.26.06, 12:00 AM ET MONDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) — Drinking lots of coffee cut women’s risk of developing diabetes in an 11-year study, researchers report. But it was the antioxidants, not caffeine, in … Continue reading →

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Fine-tuning, part 2: Diet

Posted on Mon, 26 June 2006 by Mel Green

I wrote in my Start Walking blog about wanting to fine-tune my fitness activities; but I also feel need to tune-up my diet. (“Diet” as in “the way I eat” — not as in “I’m going on a diet.”) I … Continue reading →

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A job for the boy

Posted on Sat, 24 June 2006 by Mel Green

Okay, so he’s a man now. Well, just as my mom would tell me I’d always her little girl, Jesse will always to me be “the boy.” Said with affection, of course. Of course. Yes. Anyway, the boy called me … Continue reading →

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Dejunkfoodifying the schools

Posted on Fri, 23 June 2006 by Mel Green

Anchorage School District is pulling junk food & soda pop from vending machines in ASD schools.

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Summer solstice

Posted on Thu, 22 June 2006 by Mel Green

Solstice. A changing of the year, from increase to decrease. Well, that’s summer solstice anyway. Winter solstice goes the other way. It’s very yin-yangy, how the longest day holds the seed of the dark of the year, & the shortest … Continue reading →

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Changes

Posted on Wed, 21 June 2006 by Mel Green

My birthday was a few months ago, but I kept forgetting to take the personal holiday off that comes with it, as a job benefit, until now. End of the fiscal year coming up, don’tcha know, & these personal holidays … Continue reading →

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Eat your veggies

Posted on Mon, 19 June 2006 by Mel Green

Vegetables may help arteries stay clear Reuters UK (Mon Jun 19, 2006 1:26 PM BST)By Amy Norton NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A healthy dose of vegetables every day may help keep the heart arteries clear, a study in mice … Continue reading →

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A fishy heredity

Posted on Fri, 16 June 2006 by Mel Green

Taste for meat and fish inherited, study shows Children learn to like fruits and vegetables from their parents, however LONDON – Children inherit their taste for meat and fish but when it comes to vegetables and desserts it’s more nurture … Continue reading →

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Eye contact

Posted on Fri, 9 June 2006 by Mel Green

I was on my bike at the intersection of Northern Lights & Lake Otis, waiting to cross Lake Otis. This is a busy intersection, so it’s not one I mess with: I wait for the light. Along came a pickup … Continue reading →

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