- July 8th, 2009
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widebody has posted a new entry on: The Wide-Body Speaks!!
photo courtesy of Uwe HermannSo, I’m reading this article in RealAge about how certain cereals can be good for you because they protect your blood vessels. Important stuff because damaged blood vess…
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- July 6th, 2009
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widebody has posted a new entry on: The Wide-Body Speaks!!
I’m sure you’ve had those scenarios where you are about to prepared a dish for dinner, and then you think, “If I eat that one more time, I just might lose my mind.” Yep, that was me on Sunday…
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- June 25th, 2009
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widebody has posted a new entry on: The Wide-Body Speaks!!
So you’ve decided to take your game to a new level. You’ve run some marathons, a sprint triathlon or two, and now you want a new challenge. You want to go for the Ironman. There are plenty of trai…
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- June 23rd, 2009
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widebody has posted a new entry on: The Wide-Body Speaks!!
Are you drinking more green tea to increase your anti-oxidant intake? Ever heard of white tea? It’s a delicately light tasting tea, sometimes noted by a faint jasmine fragrance. But don’t let the…
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- June 15th, 2009
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widebody has posted a new entry on: The Wide-Body Speaks!!
When folks mention that they are doing a “core exercise”, typically they are talking about just working out their stomach muscles. But a core workout is so much more. When you are on a bike and yo…
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- June 12th, 2009
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widebody has posted a new entry on: The Wide-Body Speaks!!
Another recipe that is healthy, quick, and inexpensive. This one looks CRAZY good, and check out the price. Under a $1.50 per serving! YES! I’m thinking this could also be a nifty little appetizer f…
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- June 11th, 2009
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widebody has posted a new entry on: The Wide-Body Speaks!!
by REXWe all experience those periods where we just don’t feel like exercising. Admittedly, I have been fumbling through half efforts for the last couple of months. Nothing I do has felt right, left…
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- June 9th, 2009
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widebody has posted a new entry on: The Wide-Body Speaks!!
How about eating healthy, good tasting food, that doesn’t take long to prepare, and is inexpensive? Yep, that sounds like the right combination for the busy wide-body family. How about eating health…
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- June 8th, 2009
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widebody has posted a new entry on: The Wide-Body Speaks!!
The good folks at Runner's World have posted this helpful training tip on their site. If you are like me and your stride is painfully short, this could be the ticket to legnthen that stride and improv…
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- June 2nd, 2009
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widebody has posted a new entry on: The Wide-Body Speaks!!
"Ode to the Prune"...A Love Story (snicker!)Okay, let's try this again....but let's be serious for once. And now, I introduce to you, the humble prune.So maligned, yet so misunderstood. Full of p…
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- June 1st, 2009
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widebody has posted a new entry on: The Wide-Body Speaks!!
- May 20th, 2009
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widebody has posted a new entry on: The Wide-Body Speaks!!
I really haven’t done much interval training since I played football, and then I thought it was just a practice drill meant to mimic the speed of the game. Lately, quite a bit about how interval tra…
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- May 19th, 2009
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widebody has posted a new entry on: The Wide-Body Speaks!!
St. George slewing the beast (dragon) Raphael's St. George and the Dragon, 1504-06, oil on wood, The National Gallery of Art at Washington D.C. This is not the happy go lucky topic of the day, and yet…
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- May 18th, 2009
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widebody has posted a new entry on: The Wide-Body Speaks!!
Asian Chicken SaladPrep and Cook Time: 30 minutes Ingredients: • 5 cups Chinese cabbage, sliced thin • 2 boneless chicken breasts, skin on • ½ cup shredded carrot • ½ cup…
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- May 14th, 2009
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widebody has posted a new entry on: The Wide-Body Speaks!!
Yes, I love pasta. Yes, I don’t eat much of it because I know how the starchy pasta turns to sugar that turns to belly fat. Just thinking about a HUGE bowl of pasta, with marinara sauce, three thick…
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- May 13th, 2009
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widebody has posted a new entry on: The Wide-Body Speaks!!
picture courtest of www.AZFOTOS.COMA recent study of industrialized showed that Americans do better in getting that was previously thought. Koreans, they need to get some more sleep. So, why is good n…
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- May 12th, 2009
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widebody has posted a new entry on: The Wide-Body Speaks!!
I am rather libertarian in my attitude about how people treat their health. If someone asks me for my opinion, then surely I will likely recommend that they eat more vegetables and less meat, exercise…
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- May 11th, 2009
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widebody has posted a new entry on: The Wide-Body Speaks!!
I had one of those days last week, where no matter what I did; everything seemed to go to hell. It was so bad, that I opened up an email at 8:30AM, and didn’t complete and send the email until 5:00P…
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- May 7th, 2009
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widebody has posted a new entry on: The Wide-Body Speaks!!
I keep making the same salad over and over again. I sure sign that I’m in desperate need of something new. I found this salad to be intriguing because it was easy to make and I could make changes i…
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- May 6th, 2009
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widebody has posted a new entry on: The Wide-Body Speaks!!
Okay, these study results surprised me. One study revealed that joggers who, on average, ran a little over a mile a day reduced their risk of developing age-related macular degeneration by a whopping…
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- May 5th, 2009
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widebody has posted a new entry on: The Wide-Body Speaks!!
An author should try to consider the impact of their words. So, with all awareness about yesterday’s posting about how fructose can stimulate an appetite, I would like to say this loud and clear……
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- May 4th, 2009
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widebody has posted a new entry on: The Wide-Body Speaks!!
picture courtesy of Uwe HermannFor those of you living in the US, have you noticed the television ads for high-fructose corn syrup? These are ads produced by corn growers and processors and they are s…
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- April 30th, 2009
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widebody has posted a new entry on: The Wide-Body Speaks!!
From the good folks at Runner's World. You can also go here to see this and other videos
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- April 29th, 2009
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widebody has posted a new entry on: The Wide-Body Speaks!!
Are you like me in that you want to eat more salmon because you know it’s good for you (Omega 3’s!!!) but you have one or two recipes and the idea of eating that same salmon recipe AGAIN tur…
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- April 28th, 2009
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widebody has posted a new entry on: The Wide-Body Speaks!!
Folks, I said before, and I’ll say it again, you need to strengthen your abs and the rest of your core if you want to feel good about your running efforts. It is true what the trainers say, your cor…
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- April 27th, 2009
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widebody has posted a new entry on: The Wide-Body Speaks!!
Who likes Mediterranean inspired dishes? ME! ME! ME! ME! ME !!!!!No kidding. Gee, Wide-Body, we’ve never heard you say that before. Duh!I know, I know…..I can’t help myself with healthy food and…
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- April 26th, 2009
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widebody has posted a new entry on: The Wide-Body Speaks!!
Great question. Where did I go? Well, the funny thing called life caught up with me. I'm coaching my kids flag football team, launching a new product at work, had to travel for work.....it just sort o…
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