Archives for “health”

“If you are not hungry enough to eat an apple, then you are not hungry.” – Emma Fogt, Food Rules: Your Dietary Dos and Don’ts


To make a long story short, they wired me up like you can see in the photo above. I had electrodes taped to my legs, shoulders and head, some wires wrapped around my chest, a laser taped to my finger to measure my blood oxygen level, and some tubes in my nostrils to measure my [...]


About a year back, my dentist told me that I probably have sleep apnea, and I should talk to my doctor about it. She said she could recognize some of the symptoms during my dental cleaning, like the fact that I breathe through my mouth at night. Long story short, I mentioned it to my [...]


The decrease in activity at work, which I had hoped would correspond with an increase of activity here on my blog, instead corresponded with a dramatic rise in germs. Last week there was a minor pink eye outbreak in the creative department, which resulted in an almost comical proliferation of anti-bacterial hand soap dispensers around [...]


Zoe’s second monthly newsletter is late, but I have a good excuse: Everyone is sick. I stayed home from work today to help take care of Zoe so Annie could rest. Last night, Annie threw up on the floor in the basement. While trying to clean it up, I also threw up. Then, while Sean [...]


“I’ve got your four food groups! Beans, Bacon, Whiskey and Lard!” – Cookie, Atlantis


I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not as skinny as I was in high school. I am no longer a 98 pound weakling. No, now I’m a 170 pound weakling. Sadly, all of this weight has gone on right around my middle giving me a bit of a gut. Naturally, I’m not terribly [...]