Archive for June, 2008

The Smell of Coffee

Alright, I know this is animal research, but it is still pretty cool for all you coffee lovers out there.

Turns out even the smell of coffee can help get you going in the morning.

You can learn more here … Read More

3 Things I have learned from my little girl

1. If you have sensitive skin that gets dry and itch really easily, nothing beats baby body wash.

Forget the overly-scented florescent blue ‘manly’ body washes, for me it’s Johnson’s Head-to-Toe or nothing.

(Great for sensitive skin)

2. If you … Read More

Eat Stop Eat Q n’ A’s

I thought today I would share some of the latest emails I have received about Eat Stop Eat. I typically end up answering about 20-30 per day, so these are just a random ‘sampling’

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Let them eat cake (and Ice-cream too)

I’m back from a busy weekend of cake, more cake and ice cream.

I came out of this weekend with 2 new pieces of knowledge:

  1. I am in complete denial that my little girl could already be 1 year old

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Happy Father’s Day

Happy father’s day to all my fellow Dad’s and especially the Daddy bloggers out there!

BP

PS- For all you busy dad’s out there, check out my friend Chris Lopez’s blog “The fit and busy dad blog” at www.fitandbusydad.blogspot.com

How do you measure up?

I found this interesting graph on the New York Times website…You can click the image to make it bigger.


I really don’t know how to explain this article except that you should definitely read it to find out whether or … Read More

You Don’t Make Friends with Salad

Right about now my little brother is killing himself laughing.

As a Simpson’s affectionado, I bet he immediately realized that I just quoted the Simpson’s in the title for this post.

And while watching the Simpson’s family form a … Read More

Why Traditional Diet and Exercise are Mediocre at Best

Traditional diets and exercise plans are mediocre at best when it comes to helping us lose weight. But don’t blame the diets, and don’t blame the exercise either.

After all, it’s our extremely poor ability to estimate how many calories … Read More

The Cause of Obesity in North America

I think it’s time to let you in on a little secret.

I don’t think fat causes obesity. I also don’t think it sugar either. The same goes for high fructose corn syrup and soda pop.

In fact, when it … Read More

The Set Point Theory and your Weight

In the last couple days I have read a number of articles from the Health section of the New York Times that were written by author Gina Kolata of “Rethinking Thin” fame.

The first article dealt with the possibility of … Read More