I recommended Sharon Palmer's book The Plant-Powered Diet a couple of year's ago when I talked about the whole food Plant-Based diet. Now I want to review her new book California Vegan. From it I found out Sharon also has a graduate degree in sustainable food systems, which fits in well with the subject of … Continue reading Sharon Palmer, Plant-Based Dietician, And Her Book California Vegan →

The full title is Sacred Cow: The Case for (Better) Meat: Why Well-Raised Meat Is Good for You and Good for the Planet by Diana Rodgers and Rob Wolf. The book looks into the ethical and religious, environmental, and nutritional aspects of eating meat, as well as not eating ultra-processed junk. They argue, that we … Continue reading Review of “Sacred Cow: The Case for (Better) Meat” →

I had promised at the end of my post "What I Eat and Why", that in my next nutrition post I'd discuss the WFPB diet and show how it is a subset of mainstream guidelines. I've written that post but put it on hold, because I'm currently reading Sacred Cow: The Case for (Better) Meat: … Continue reading Nutrition, Upcoming: Review of The Sacred Cow →

There is an off-road route on the West side of Morgan Hill that I enjoy. It serves as a shortcut, and I've always wondered why there was this undeveloped corridor in a pretty prime real estate area. I just found out why. It turns our the land was set aside for the "Hale Avenue Extension". … Continue reading Nice Little Off-road Ride in Town, Soon To Disappear →

I'm about to kick off a new series of posts about nutrition, I've learned a lot in the two years since my previous series in this area. I'll give the same caveat I gave the last time: I'm an amateur in the subject of nutrition, though I like to think I'm well read on this … Continue reading What I Eat and Why →

I rode my Trek North to Santa Teresa Park, then hike in the park up to Coyote Peak. This is a ride I used to do frequently when my Trek had an electric-assist kit. It also had a pedestrian mode which helped pushed the bike up the hill. No assist today. It's a bit harder … Continue reading Bike Hike To Coyote Peak →

In my last post I discussed "the red line chart" which sorts foods in accordance with their calorie density (calories per pound). Foods more to the left have been shown to be have more satiety so that people can eat more without taking in excess calories. The chart has a red line, and it is … Continue reading The Red Line and “Good” and “Bad” Foods →

Chef AJ is a delightful personality that I first encountered on Rich Roll's podcast. This led me to read her book "The Secrets To Ultimate Weight Loss", which is interesting and inspiring. This has a great, concise, concept of calorie density- the Red Line. The idea that unprocessed plant foods are a good way to … Continue reading Chef AJ- Control Your Weight By Staying Left of “The Red Line” →

I did another of my "hard day" workouts that I do twice a week, but this time a walk for time up Barnard Riad served as the uphill walking challenge. This is one of my favorite challenging local walks, east of town in the foothills. It's quite steep and takes a bit under 15 minutes … Continue reading New Barnard PR →

A good role model for active aging: Hidekichi Miyazaki is the World's oldest competitive sprinter, shown here at 105. Mr. Miyazaki is known as the "golden Bolt" because he emulates Usain Bolt's lightning bolt pose. A new study from Norway compared three groups of older adults for five years [1]: the control group was advised to … Continue reading New Study- Health Dividend For High Intensity →