Mark Bittman — columnist and author of How to Cook Everything Vegetarian — writes in the NY Times:

“To put the energy-using demand of meat production into easy-to-understand terms, [two university geophysicists] calculated that if Americans were to reduce meat consumption by just 20 percent it would be as if we all switched from […]

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Friday I begged for suggestions on how I could get through the weekend without goin’ crazy on the vino. I had already planned some defensive yoga.
Your Tips:
1. Plan in advance and make compromises with yourself, e.g. “I will have X and I don’t need Y.” (Melissa)
2. Remember that booze and stress don’t mix well. […]

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Lately I’ve made a real effort to boost my veggies. I want plants to be the bulk of my daily carbs. I’m not trying to eliminate grains, just squeeze them out of contention with a ton of appetizing veggie dishes. (And extravagant sloshes of olive oil.)
Why am I doing this? Recent research regarding the effect […]

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Tonight I’m going to a house party, tomorrow I have a dinner! Due to midweek social eating/drinking, this weekend I really wanted to give my body a chance to clean out. But being a carpe diem kind of girl, I really have difficulty reigning it in for social events.
Here are my underlying (problematic to moderation) […]

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Mo’ Pie responds to a commenter on Big Fat Deal with an explanation that mirrors much of my own muddled thinking about fat acceptance and the limitations thereof. I’m glad I’m not alone in my mental wrangling to find a happy balance between body-positivity and healthy living.

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So I had to laugh yesterday when two sites I like — Elastic Waist and Mark’s Daily Apple — had two totally opposite posts on soy!!
Elastic Waist: “It’s no doubt that soy is super tasty and uber good for you…”
Mark’s: “So we find soy in its current circumstances, dissected by the health media, floundering, searching […]

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Gina Kolata’s NY Times piece on the possibly exaggerated health benefits of exercise has this terrible news:
Jack Wilmore, an exercise physiologist at Texas A & M University, calculated that the average amount of muscle that men gained after a serious 12-week weight-lifting program was 2 kilograms, or 4.4 pounds. That added muscle would increase the […]

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My new food obsession: Brussel sprouts! It turns out I love these elegant little vitamin-bombs. I had been having them roasted, but now my Finnish roommate has once again shown me the joys of heavy cream.
Before you shriek, “On no!,” a few words on how to enjoy cream: Skip the carbs. Pair this dish with […]

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Today I was going to link to an article about how cinnamon helps regulate blood sugar, but after scrolling down, I decided everything on the front page was good enough to link. So I’m just sending you to the homepage of A Weight Lifted.
Happy Friday! Hope your weekend includes plenty of rose-smelling.

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If you’re have trouble sticking to a fitness plan, stop thinking about it in terms of weight loss or even health. Redefine it as essential to every part of your life: Your mental health, your work, your relationships. That way, on days when you could care less whether your thighs get smaller, exercise is still […]

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