Category Archives: Terveys

Health.

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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Chemical food

Posted on Wed, 17 May 2006 by Mel Green

The Environmental Working Group reports of the foods most contaminated by pesticides.

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Hiisi

Posted on Mon, 15 May 2006 by Mel Green

(For the Scheherazade Project, on the theme of fear. Constructive criticism always welcome.) Last night I told Rozz, I’m not always at the edge of the pit, but I’m never far from it either. She said, That thing you call … 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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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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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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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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Tired…

Posted on Wed, 3 May 2006 by Mel Green

I am really tired today. Not sleepy, but physically tired, like the battery’s run down. I felt a bit like this last night after the bike ride home from work, too. Was I working myself harder than before, biking, or … Continue reading →

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Tramping in the woods

Posted on Sun, 30 April 2006 by Mel Green

Lichen forest at the foot of a birch tree Just in case my earlier bike jaunt wasn’t enough exercise for the day, we packed me, Rozz, Jesse, Jesse’s dog Sweetheart, & Jesse’s bike (unnamed) into the car & drove out … Continue reading →

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