Author Archives: Jay

Potential Guidelines for Menu Planning

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Jay

Ornishspectrum Ornish’s rating of foods, good to bad Category 5 is the really bad stuff. It includes these items that figure in our diet: Cheese, butter. Deviled eggs, egg yolks Uta’s vegetarian, but I’ve been known to eat: Bacon, Beef, Bison, … Continue reading →

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Complexity

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Jay

The world defies logic. A couple of nights back, I stepped on the scale right before bed, something I usually do only first thing in the morning. It read 163. Hallelujah! That’s the lowest I’ve weighed in 20 years. Maybe … Continue reading →

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The Eatery

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Jay

The Eatery is an iPhone app that tracks what you eat, rates caloric intake, and shares your eating habits on Facebook. Some people detest the Facebook tie-in, not wanting to pollute their timelines with photos of everything they put in … Continue reading →

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Exercising with the FitBit

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Jay

I detest exercise. There, I said it. I know it’s vital to my health, that it keeps the weight under control, that it generates endorphins that make me smile, and my doctor says it’s a must. Nonetheless, I’ve avoided exercise … Continue reading →

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Origen, a farm to fork restaurant

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Jay

Origen 2826 Telegraph Ave (between Oregon St & Stuart St) Berkeley, CA 94705 Neighborhood: South Berkeley (510) 848-9200 Tuesday through Friday 11am to 11pm lunch 11 to 3pm: dinner from 5:30pm on with a midday menu in-between and Saturday and Sunday 5:30pm … Continue reading →

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Downer

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Jay

Damn. I mistook a blip for a new level. My weight’s not 161, it’s 165. It’s crazy how a little measuring device, my bathroom scale, can jerk my emotions around. I’ll keep eating my morning yoghurt and berries, but it’s … Continue reading →

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The Berkeley Body

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Jay

Yesterday I lunched on chicken Milanese at MUA in Oakland. Yummy, but hardly a health food dish. (Chicken Milanese is essentially flattened fried chicken.) MUA is a raucous, warehousy place run by the folks behind two of my all-time favorite … Continue reading →

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Blue cheese tasting

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Jay

This evening we tasted six blue cheeses. Roquefort is a creamy cheese with a fantastic sharp taste; it’s my all-time favorite. Maytag and Pt. Reyes Blue are not far behind; I could not tell them apart. Cambozola (a portmanteau name … Continue reading →

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The Mediterranean Diet

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Jay

This is the beginning of what will eventually be a loooooong post on the Mediterranean Diet. Hundreds of books and thousands of studies have described the Mediterranean Diet and its benefits since the term since researchers at Harvard coined the term in … Continue reading →

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Eat Mindfully

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Jay

When you eat, eat. Put the food on the table. Cut off the music. Light a candle. Stop talking. Take a deep breath. Again. Again. Silence the drunken monkey that is your consciousness. Be calm. Take another breath. Live in … Continue reading →

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