If you are just discovering the benefits of smoothies and other liquid nutrition, it can be hard to get your head around the price tag of some of the high powered blenders. But at least in the beginning, this isn’t really something to worry about. Apply a few of the ideas below and you should be … [Read more...] about Getting More Power from Your Blender
Snorkeling, Kayaking off Zamami Island
I’ve been a fan of snorkeling and sea kayaking since trying them on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia so they were basically my main priority on a recent trip to Zamami Island in Okinawa. After a Web search, I decided on a full-day tour with Natureland Kayaks. It was the most varied of the ones I … [Read more...] about Snorkeling, Kayaking off Zamami Island
Liquid Nutrition: Keeping It Smoothie
The timing of our meals can have a major effect on how we feel and perform – particularly as we prepare to start the day. But what if your stomach isn’t really a “morning person?” Just as with the issue of what we should eat, there are a huge number of competing theories on when to eat it. These … [Read more...] about Liquid Nutrition: Keeping It Smoothie
Brain Power: Adding Some Extra Watts
Until recently, we generally assumed brain function was genetically inherited and hard-wired, but new research supported by advanced scanning techniques is revealing the old gray matter has a lot more muscle than we believed. If you’ve ever thought of yourself as not being good at math or perhaps … [Read more...] about Brain Power: Adding Some Extra Watts
The Search for Happiness and Joy 1
The quest for happiness and joy is as old as humanity itself, or possibly far, far older, depending on how much self-awareness you believe is needed to appreciate these things. Either way, it’s been kind of a long time. Which makes you wonder why we don’t already have a huge world surplus of both of … [Read more...] about The Search for Happiness and Joy 1
Sea, Sun and Fun on Zamami Island
Okinawa’s Zamami Island pretty much defines laid back. The days just seem to pass more slowly here, which is a good thing because it gives you that much more time to enjoy the warm hospitality and amazingly clear ocean. The water's turquoise through deep blue colors really are incredible. Being just … [Read more...] about Sea, Sun and Fun on Zamami Island
New Sort of Direction for Slow Dude
I’ve decided to make a few changes to Slow dude to help me refine its focus and look at particular areas in a more detailed and real way. So far, it has largely been a collection of travel, health, productivity and personal insight type posts, basically whatever was foremost in my mind when I sat … [Read more...] about New Sort of Direction for Slow Dude
So, I Like Walking in Stormy Weather…
Since writing my post about later day walking, I’ve also confirmed that I really like walking in the rain, particularly stormy type rain. But even ominously darkening skies are good. I think the main appeal of walking later in the day is the world becomes calmer and more coherent. There is basically … [Read more...] about So, I Like Walking in Stormy Weather…
How Healthy Is Frozen Food Really?
We all know the best way to eat produce is straight from the garden or farm. Nutrients start to break down when fruit and vegetables are harvested, with C and some B vitamins such as thiamin decreasing particularly quickly. So the fresher they are the better. Eating food grown under local conditions … [Read more...] about How Healthy Is Frozen Food Really?
More Thoughts on Who You Really Are
Since I wrote my original post about the power of asking yourself who you are, at a core, heart kind of level, I’ve had some really useful feedback and also reexamined the idea myself from a few different angles. Mostly the feedback was along the lines of how should I start to answer that, can I … [Read more...] about More Thoughts on Who You Really Are
