The bread eaten in Blue Zones is unlike the bread most Americans eat. Most Americans eat bread that is made with bleached white flour that spikes insulin levels because it metabolizes quickly into sugar. Blue Zone breads are made of a variety of whole grains such as rye, barley, or wheat. These whole grain breads […]
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Towards the end of last year I spent many weeks blogging about the Blue Zones. Research from those areas of the world with the greatest longevity has given us so much valuable information regarding how we can improve our health and wellness. This week I will finish blogging about valuable food guidelines take from the […]
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The snowy Washington Cascade Mountains look so very different from the mountains I played in over the holidays, due to the types of trees/vegetation and shape of the peaks and valleys. The Cascade rainy western slopes are densely covered with Douglas fir trees and the dryer eastern slopes are covered by ponderosa pine trees. Spending time […]
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Spending time in different places gives you a new perspective of where you live and those places you frequent regularly. This is a place that feeds my spirit, pictured on a beautiful NW summer day. Thanks to James, I was given a new perspective of this special place after viewing his awesome drone video […]
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When I returned to Seattle my jet lag gave me the opportunity to see the moon very early in the morning. As I gazed out at the city, this view took my breath away. When I have traveled across the globe I also look up at the stars and moon. It reminds me that people […]
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Tokyo is a bustling, beautiful city that is difficult to see in less than twenty-four hours. The weather was perfect for getting out for a city walk to take in some sights and have one last sushi/miso soup lunch. We wandered through the park-like setting of the Tokyo Imperial Palace which is the primary residence […]
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We had less than twenty-four hours in Tokyo, but we made the most of the short time we had in the city. The evening we arrived, we enjoyed the moon rising at a slick roof-top bar and then had some fine Japanese food at the restaurant where they shot the movie “Kill Bill”. We saw […]
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The morning we left, I had my last cup of green tea at the Rusutsu Resort. There are so many types of tea to try in Japan and I think I tried them all including a variety of Matcha teas. Green tea is my favorite drink. A decade long study in Japan that included over […]
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The Rusutsu Ski Resort had the feel of a winter Disneyland. One of the snow activities we gals chose to do was dog sledding. We had a view of the dogsled track from our hotel windows and thought it looked like fun. The dogsled guides had us hop on their snowmobiles and whisked us up […]
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Japanese food is so very delicious. The sushi was amazing and most mornings I started the day with miso soup. It was the perfect thing to have before going outside in the snow to ski or snowshoe. I recently shared a meal with a special friend and she told me she had made a pot […]
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