Month: March 2011

Guilt-free pleasure

March 14, 2011

New research by the Harvard School of Public Health adds to the case that moderate coffee use – omitting sugar, cream, and their artificial substitutes – may be a net health positive.  The newest findings suggest that one to five cups a day may reduce stroke risk in adult women and builds on other research suggesting benefits related to colon cancer, liver disease, Parkinson’s disease, and physical and cognitive functioning. Learn more about the new findings at Guilt-Free Pleasure.

Longer weekends

March 13, 2011

Want to stretch the time between Friday afternoon and Monday morning? Here’s one way…a 20 kilometer overnight backpack in a nearby wilderness area. Through time in nature, we warp social time and unwarp ourselves…

Natural harmony

March 11, 2011

HumanaNatura is often asked about our use of the term “natural harmony” and what this means or entails. While there are many possible definitions, here’s one, and a good one at that…

Blue without blues

March 9, 2011

We often associate the color blue with feeling blue, but nature does not see things this way. The blue of water is refreshing, the blue of sky uplifting, and the arrival of blue feathers a sure sign of spring…

Not like mom’s

March 9, 2011

Baked chicken for a healthier generation…with mixed greens and diced cucumber, and a melange of papaya and strawberries…garnished with a few blueberries, slivered almonds, parsley, tarragon, and black pepper…

Our human scale

March 8, 2011

It’s easy to lose a sense of our human scale when we are apart from nature, but reminders of our true place in the world are waiting whenever we return to natural life. As a study in this human truth, can you spot the highway, full of streaming cars, in this photo?

Digital age coupling

March 7, 2011

We sometimes get push-back regarding our Personal Health Program discussion of natural human pair-bonding. Though the science on this issue is not fully settled, there is good reason to believe that humans in the wild became at least more monogamous as we became more intelligent (and required more parental care as children to reach adulthood). This model of natural coupling predicts that humans today will prefer and do better with monogamy, even when this behavior is less strongly demanded and acculturated (e.g. since the 1960s in Western societies), and this appears to be the case. An interesting discussion of some recent research and current trends in coupling is available at Digital Age Coupling.

Just better

March 7, 2011

Some days meals just come out better…simple veggie omelet with mixed greens and berries…garnished with pistachios, parsley, turmeric, coriander, and black pepper…

Sirloin salad

March 6, 2011

Delicious and easy sliced, pre-cooked sirloin with chopped redleaf and mixed berries…garnished with slivered almonds, parsley, coriander, and red pepper…