Early Bird or Night Owl?

I always had a feeling that people who go to bed earlier and get up early were healthier. Okay. Okay. I know I go to bed before all the kids in my complex. I have a particular distaste for “spring ahead” because who cares that the sun is now up when I am heading to bed and it is once …

Miso Gravy

I first had Miso Gravy at the Naam, a Vancouver vegetarian institution. Open 24 hours a day and with so many choices, it was one of the first vegetarian restaurants in Vancouver. Now there are many more, but the Naam remains with its amazing Miso Gravy. This is my imitation when I am too far to go pick some up.I …

Weight loss, wearable tech and your ideas

Thanks for all your great responses about why wearable tech doesn’t equal weight loss. Part 1 is the original post and your answers are included in Part 2. Part 1 You have heard it before, exercise does not equal weight loss, but there is a new finding in exercise and weight loss. A two-year study, of almost 500 adults, between the …

It’s complicated

Being healthy and fit shouldn’t be so complicated. However, there are a few misconceptions about health and fitness that won’t seem to go away. A common misconception is the that being thin equals being healthy. Another, that if you are fit, you are healthy, and you can eat whatever you like.  These are fallacies. Being thin and exercising doesn’t mean …

No time. No problem.

The most common excuse for not exercising is “I don’t have enough time.” That isn’t going to cut it anymore. Dr Martin Gibala, Kinesiology professor at McMaster University and author of the One Minute Workout, has spent a lot of time figuring out what is the least you can do and still get the benefits of exercise. However, there is …

Things that make you go hmmm?

Two new studies about exercise and eating were published this week and both make me go hmm? The first, Exercise is Not the Key to Weight Control. No kidding. But, for anyone who has been on a treadmill for 30 minutes only to see that you burned 300 calories (or less), about the same as a tall, no whip, 2% …