Tag Archives: Health

Wonky hip

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Alexandra

Thirty-seven years. That’s how long I’ve had a wonky hip (aka an asymmetrical hip with one side higher than the other and twisted more to one side). I discovered it when I was about twenty-one years old. My mother had … Continue reading →

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Food Matters

Posted on February 8, 2009 by Alexandra

I wrote about Mark Bittman before but it was only today that I finally got his newly released book, Food Matters: a Guide to Conscious Eating. Much like Michael Pollan, to whom he often refers in the book, Mark Bittman … Continue reading →

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Let's think about what we eat

Posted on August 15, 2008 by Alexandra

In a comment on my post below about looking for sustainable fish, my friend Bruna sent me a link to a video by Mark Bittman, a famous American food writer and NYT columnist, that I think we should all watch. … Continue reading →

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Running progress

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Alexandra

I’m still at the run-and-walk stage but I made good progress today. Last week I ran 2 1/2 laps at Hart House and walked 1 so this week I planned to run at least 3, possibly 3 1/2. The day … Continue reading →

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Food that has conquered aging

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Alexandra

Michael Pollan, the author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma and In Defense of Food, is known to carry around, for years, the same two pieces of processed/industrialized cakes. They showed no signs of spoilage. When someone I know went to one … Continue reading →

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