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giantsrainbowsanddaisies:

justbreathecw:

simplepleasure:

i have a friend who eats ants on a log almost every afternoon.

while i admire her dedication & love for crunchy celery,

i’ve always been more of an apple kind of girl

((mainly so i can ask, “how bout them apples?” in my greatest boston accent to any passer-byers)).

so, it’s no surprise that this little snack, spotted in the latest william sonoma catalog, is my jam,

& perhaps my newest addiction.

filed for future snacking reference. yum!

For someone who always eats ants on a log and apples ‘n peanut butter…I cannot believe I didn’t think of this sandwichy goodness!

my ideal sandwich, gluten-free and filled with peanut butter!

I mistakenly drank some tea last night that I assumed (wrongly) was gluten-free but contained barley malt, what do you do when you get a gluten attack? Is a detox bath a good idea?

I’m not familiar with detox baths, but in doing a bit of background research, they seem to be a relatively harmless homeopathic bath, but have nothing to do with aiding in a gluten reaction.  I would be wary of any If you have celiac, your body’s response will be one of an auto-immune nature and you can’t really reverse that process.  You just need to ride it out as comfortably as you can.  I try to drink as much water as possible, take walks to increase gut motility, and eat fibrous foods (kale, figs/dates, apples, etc.).  We all react differently in the presence of gluten, so you may have little to no reaction, or one that is more severe. 

Hi, I was just told that I was not allowed to have Gluten…I have no clue what I am doing where to start or anything. Could you give me any advice to make this transition easier. Thanks, steph

Not to fear stephaniewinn! Life without gluten it pretty much like regular daily living.  Yes, you have to steer clear of fried foods and traditional pastas and breads served in restaurants and sold in grocery stores, but thankfully in the last few years there are thousands of new products on the GF market and restaurants are serving GF dishes.

Be vigilant about reading labels, and don’t feel embarrassed when asking waiters whether certain dishes contain gluten/flour/soy sauce. 

Lastly, my best advice is to start cooking at home! Even if you’ve never cooked before, being GF could be a blessing in disguise as you learn your way around the kitchen and experiment with GF ingredients.  Quinoa, risotto, millet, and polenta are some of my GF grain favorites.

I hope this helps! The important thing is not to stress and to do a bit of research to find the best GF food options in your geographic region.

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grapefruite:

(via Beet Salad Days | Brooklyn Based)

Yum! I love beet salads and there are so many interesting ones to try. Above from Strong Place, cobble hill.

Me too! Beets are “nature’s candy,” but I also find that they give me an extraordinary dose of energy, I try to incorporate them into my diet at least a few times a week.

Today I am enjoying a delicious beet juice:

1 beet

1 carrot

1 golden delicious apple

1 small hunk of ginger

1 lemon

Throw ingredients into a juicer and juice away! Be careful of the magenta splashes as they do stain.

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jayparkinsonmd:

Consider a building with a few broken windows. If the windows are not repaired, the tendency is for vandals to break a few more windows or tag it with graffiti. Eventually, they may even break into the building, and if it’s unoccupied, perhaps become squatters or light fires inside.

Or consider a sidewalk. Some litter accumulates. Soon, more litter accumulates. Eventually, people even start leaving bags of trash from take-out restaurants there or breaking into cars.

This is the Broken Window Theory first described by social scientists in a 1982 The Atlantic article. It basically states that monitoring and maintaining urban environments in a well-ordered condition may prevent further vandalism as well as an escalation into more serious crime. 

I think it’s the same way with our bodies. At some point in our lives, our bodies undergo a change for the worse. We get a little pudge on our belly. Our arms, once toned, get weak because we’ve been so busy at work for the past few months. Something goes wrong with our body and it’s going to take some serious dedication to fix it. And we don’t make the time to fix it. Things at work are too busy. Kids are sapping all our energy.

So we vandalize our body. This one little broken window in our body is all it takes for us to let our bodies get out of control. A little pudge turns into an extra 50 pounds. Ten years later, diabetes.

The secret is to have no broken windows.

Wonderful analogy comparing my favorite criminology theory to personal health.  As I approach 30, I think more and more about how important it is to be mindful and to truly take care of my body.  The little effort we put into ourselves in our youth will more than pay-off in our later years.

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Series of Contradictions: Interesting results from long-term study on weigh gain and diet

series-of-contradictions:

The foods that contributed to the greatest weight gain were not surprising. French fries led the list: Increased consumption of this food alone was linked to an average weight gain of 3.4 pounds in each four-year period. Other important contributors were potato chips (1.7 pounds), sugar-sweetened…

Fewer potatoes, more Chobani, done.

Series of Contradictions: Interesting results from long-term study on weigh gain and diet