Adopt a regimen of health, practice moderate exercise, and take just enough food and drink to restore our strength, not overburden it.
–Cicero, 44 BC
Good, sensible advice, no? But does anyone know what “a regimen of health” would be for a first-century Roman? Goat sacrifices and mead? Had Rome already adopted the so-called Mediterranean Diet? (I […]

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Hi readers! I disappeared, and wanted to give you an update.
Here’s the thing. I’m still dieting, or at least dieting about 4 days a week, eating for pleasure (sanely!) the rest of the time. I’ve lost 5 lbs now, and I want to lose maybe 2-3 more. That will put me back at the weight […]

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