September 2008
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“Gyminee is a site devoted to helping you stay on track with your health by...”
– If you’re looking for a little help or motivation around your health-regime, you may want to check out this article & video about Boulder-based company “Gyminee”: Gyminee Social Workout & Food Tracker : SOMEWHAT FRANK
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Mexico: Be Enchanted By Yucatan's Best Kept... →
If I had my way, I’d take at least 5 or 6 interesting trips each year and at least 3 of them would be tropical. But if you find yourself sitting around today watching tv or checking email like I am, do yourself a favor and read this article by Melissa Josue. Then close your eyes and imagine yourself floating down the “tranquil sapphire waters of Laguna Bacalar”. Ahhh. I’d...
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Finding Good Products
Sometimes it’s hard to know if you’re buying products that are good for you, the environment and the world at large. While at Techcrunch50 a few weeks ago (see my coverage here) I learned about GoodGuide, a terrific new resource for finding safe and healthy products - also providing information about the companies behind them. Today I used it to find skin care products, but you can use...
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RunningRaw.com
As I was watching AmyA make another yummy green smoothie today on YouTube, I discovered a video by Tim VanOrden of RunningRaw.com (Tim has some really fun videos too). His website is inspiring - especially if you’re an athlete or ever considered switching to a raw diet.
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The Soul Purpose
This weekend I met a fascinating woman, Tina, who runs a company called The Soul Purpose. I love what they do - described here from her website:
“There are many companies out there that are in business to change business…We’re in the business of making people feel good about who they are through the work that they do. It may sound like a lot of fluff, but it’s not. Just...
Organic farm blossoms in Kenya's largest slum |... →
Fascinating article about how former criminals are nurturing healthy harvests amid wasteland shacks
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“Durian Pudding
1 cup durian fruit
2 tbsp raw almond butter
Just throw the...”
– http://amycoates.wordpress.com/
I’m excited to try this - I’ve always heard about the infamous stinky fruit. Now I have a recipe in hand too! If anyone has other interesting, healthy recipes please share them with us in the comments or email: bodysoulconnect@gmail.com.
WatchGreen Festivals - Green Festival TV
Coming to DC, San Francisco, Seattle, Denver and Chicago - the Green Festival! The event will be filled with eco-friendly businesses, workshops, green films, music and food. BodySoulConnect will be there reporting back to you with all the highlights.
“During these bumpy financial times take time out to sip, even though you may be...”
– Twitter / mightyleaf
I love that Might Leaf tea is on Twitter!
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me-trics - get to know yourself
interesting new tech startup called me-trics aims to help people track their personal data allowing users to monitor and learn from their behaviors. consider it a site for your own personal health metrics. for example, it helps track the things that stress you out. they are still in beta, but you can sign up for it here: http://beta.me-trics.com/
“People should cut their consumption of meat to help combat climate change, a top...”
– Eat less meat to fight climate change: UN expert
“We will always run into people that are different than we are, but the true...”
– DailyOM - Living Together Differently
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About Oprah's Soul Series Webcast →
I may be the last person in America to have discovered this series, but just in case, I thought I’d share. Interesting range of guests - lot’s of fun and as Oprah says - “it’s uplifting, enlightening and truly powerful.”
“Namaste,” which means, in short, “The divine in me honors the divine in you,”...”
– On Language - Namaste - NYTimes.com
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SweetGreen
I’ve started going out of my way to find restaurants who have designed healthier menus, buy locally produced ingredients and make an effort towards sustainability. There aren’t many! But, they are growing in number. I recently decided to try SweetGreen in Georgetown (Washington, DC). It’s an adorable little shoe-box of a place with a perfectly simple menu: local produce for...
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From The Happiness Project
Gretchen: Is there anything that you see people around you doing or saying that adds a lot to their happiness, or detracts a lot from their happiness?
Dan: On the positive side, I find that people who do a lot of socializing tend to be pretty happy. That surprises me a bit, since I'm not a big glad-hander or party-goer. But the evidence seems clear. On the negative side, I see lots of people who are essentially sleepwalking -- do the same things, in the same ways, over and over again. I don't think they're necessarily unhappy. But I don't think they're truly awake. And wakefulness seems to be a prerequisite for happiness.
See the entire interview at http: //www.happiness-project.com/
I, along with Gretchen, have been taking a closer look into "happiness" and the studies around it. I love her project - looking forward to her book coming out in 2009.
Tip Sheet: Eating Healthy With Ethnic Food →
I’m all about ethnic foods - just in the past couple of days I’ve had Thai, Italian and Indian. This is a great little tip sheet for helping you choose the healthiest options on those menus.