Revolutionary Act 33: Care Where Food Comes From
Once upon a time, we humans knew where every single bite of our food came from. For about 2.5 million years, we knew either because we hunted or foraged for it ourselves, or because somebody we knew...
View ArticleRevolutionary Act 34: Go for Quality, Not Quantity
You know one phrase that has always bothered me? “Portion control.” Blech. There’s just something so judgmental and white-knuckled about it. To me, it speaks of food meted out with equal parts...
View ArticleRevolutionary Act 35: Move It Out
Let’s talk a bit about poo. Oh, you’d rather not? I understand. It’s not something most of us would choose to discuss in polite company. But I really hope you’ll at least consider what I have to say on...
View ArticleRevolutionary Act 36: Read Labels
It’s a message that’s been drummed into health seekers’ heads over the past several decades: Read the nutrition label. It’s such common counsel today that it’s easy to forget that up until about 50...
View ArticleRevolutionary Act 37: Ignore Labels
Regular readers of this column might recall that last month I was encouraging you to read labels. Now I’m telling you to ignore them. So what gives? What’s a person to do with this contradictory...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Way of the Healthy Deviant
Deviant: n. One that differs from a norm, especially a person whose behavior and attitudes differ from accepted social standards. — American Heritage Dictionary, Fifth ed. For much of my life, I tried...
View ArticleBookends: Tips to Start and End Your Day Mindfully
It’s bedtime. Do you know where your brain is? Up until about six months ago, if you had listened in on my pre-doze mental chatter, it would have sounded something like this: Man, am I tired. (Check...
View ArticleWant to Reduce Stress? Eliminate Annoyances
In honor of my 44th birthday, I resolved to fix, change, organize, replace or otherwise deal with anything that had been driving me bonkers. This is what the late Thomas J. Leonard (widely considered...
View ArticleEmotional Biochemistry
Psycho means mind. Soma means body. The term psychosomatic, which we’ve been taught to associate with “imaginary” illnesses, in fact refers simply to the physiological connection between the mind and...
View ArticleThe Magazine They Said Would Never Fly
A decade ago, we commemorated the 10-year anniversary of Experience Life. At the time, that seemed like a pretty big deal. Why? Because back in 2001, when we were putting together the very first issue...
View Article