Andrew’s Blog

365 Ways #337–End junk mail

#337--333,000 trees are cut down each year to make the approximately 41 pounds of junk mail the average adult receives annually. And you can stop 75% of it simply by...
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365 Ways #336–Score one for the teetotalers

#336--My grandfather used to say that if you drink alcohol before you're forty, you're crazy. And he also said that if you don't drink any alcohol after you're forty, you're...
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365 Ways #335–The Neck Test

#335--You've been consistent with your exercise program and it's finally become a habit. But now you're sick and you wonder: should you workout? Take the Neck Test. If your symptoms...
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365 Ways #334–Extend your health

#334--We spend so much of our lives in flexion. We sit at work. We sit to drive. We sit to eat and to relax. We even sleep in the ultimate...
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365 Ways #333–Rubber duckies and magnesium

#333--Helping to regulate over 300 different enzymes in the body, magnesium is often deficient in the Standard American Diet (SAD). That's stating the obvious, I guess. Foods rich in magnesium...
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365 Ways #332–The Dirt Facts

#332--Originated by Rudolf Steiner in the 1920's, Biodynamic Agriculture is an approach to farming which looks at the soil as a living entity. Indeed, it is. Earthworms, nematodes, and millions...
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365 Ways #331–Be active in your recovery

#331--Hard workout yesterday? Are you tempted to take the day off and just rest? My experience with my own training tells me you may be better served by active recovery--performing...
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365 Ways #330–Estrogen, side corner pocket

#330--There's a large number of negative health effects possible when taking oral contraceptives--from depression to weight gain to blood clots. And that should really come as no surprise. Any time...
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