Andrew’s Blog

365 Ways #206–Sugar is sugar?

#206--All sugar is not created equal (and no sugar is created Equal). When you eat 120 calories of glucose, less than 1 calorie is stored as fat. When you eat...
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365 Ways #205–PSYCHE! It’s not Sciatica

#205--Pain associated with a tight tensor fascia lata (TFL) or iliotibial band (ITB) is often mistakenly diagnosed as sciatica. These areas should definitely be suspect if pain is worse in...
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365 Ways #204–Truth is One

#204--"Truth is One; sages call it by various names." --the Rig Veda (one of Vedanta's most ancient texts)
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365 Ways #203–Blame the bottle not the boob

#203--the thinnest bone in the body is in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Breast feeding exercises this joint in the infant and makes it stronger, more stable, and more durable. Bottle...
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365 Ways #202–Feasting Fatigue

#202--getting tired after a meal is telling you something: –you had too much fat/protein in the meal for your metabolic type or –you’re eating dead/processed food that is void of...
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365 Ways #201–ACL injuries and the female athlete

#201--I recently had one of my blog readers ask me my thoughts on the increasing number of ACL injuries among female athletes. Her 16yr old niece is undergoing surgery next...
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365 Ways #200–One carbon footprint if by ground; more if by air

#200--I haven't seen any ads for Christmas yet, but that's because I don't watch much t.v. Yet I know that the holiday shopping season is right around the corner. If...
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365 Ways #199–Theory vs. Practice

#199--You can only know something if you have the experience of doing it. Everything you learn is theory until you practice it. You may know how to pedal a bike....
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