A day and a half into my experiment with an all-liquid, water and green-vegetable juice cleanse, I've already learned something huge. It has nothing to do with alkalinity or raw food or how all I want to do right now is eat something (solid, for the love of god). It's just this: Real food is ...
Monthly Archives: June 2010
The First (Unexpected) Lesson from the Liquid Cleanse
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Post by Susan Lacke. Fear is probably the thing that limits performance more than anything - the fear of not doing well, of what people will say. You've got to acknowledge those fears, then release them. -Mark Allen, six-time Ironman champion Almost every ...
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Call it post-race blues if you like. It happened after qualifying for Boston, and now it's happening after running my first 50-mile ultramarathon. The story is the same: A planned week off of running turns into two (or three) weeks. And then I get into watching television shows, like the important Bachelorette. ...
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Post by Christine Frazier. This month the USDA released the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and it's out with the rigid 1992 food pyramid and in with a snazzy new vegetarian-friendly version. Yep, vegetarian-friendly, and ready to hit America with what's been called a Michael Pollan-approach to eating better. [caption id="attachment_9980" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Remember this? ...
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When you're a new vegetarian, it's easy to make mistakes. Chances are, you've already messed up by eating something you thought was safe, only to realize later that it contained, say, chicken broth. Or in my case---yum---stomach enzymes and fish bladders. If so, shake it off. Consider it a lesson learned and give yourself ...
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Post by Susan Lacke. Send the NMA kidlets out of the room, folks. We’re about to talk about some PG-13, borderline NC-17 stuff. Actually, to my Mom and Dad: if you want to skip reading this article, too, that might be a good idea. I’m about to talk about my nether ...
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As most of you know, two weeks ago I ran my first 50-mile race. Recovery took a little longer than planned when I got sick for almost a week afterward. I hadn't been sick in years, but given the exertion (and the heat) of that day, I guess it's not all that surprising ...
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Hi everybody! This is Christine here with not one but two vegan recipes to get your summer started right! Fresh corn in ice cream? Savory herbs in a cocktail? You betcha! These unusual flavor combinations breathe new life into classic summer veggies. The Sweetness of Corn, Minus the Corn Syrup
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Have you ever discovered something about yourself that everybody else already knew? It took qualifying for the Boston Marathon for me to realize I was a runner. And yesterday I had another Earth-shattering revelation---I'm a vegetarian. I was making Korean ...
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Read for 15 minutes in the morning when you'd otherwise check email. That was the nugget I took away from an interesting post I read yesterday about how to fit reading into a busy schedule. Coincidentally, I had already done that yesterday. And ...
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