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Category Archives: Food
It Was Mrs. Liver, In the Parlor, With the Lead Pipe
Finally able to give an update on my belly. It’s not my belly’s fault. It’s my liver’s fault. Thankfully, two weeks ago I met an acupuncture lady here in Homewood. She interviewed me extensively on the phone before the appointment, and did a thorough examination before placing the needles during… Read On
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Tagged acupuncture, anger, colon, emotions, liver, processing grief, release, stomach
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Learnings From the Master Cleanse – Part 2
Here is the second poop installment…If you missed Part 1, this is the follow up to my Master Cleanse, and subsequent hemorrhoid fallout requiring a trip to the ER. ER Aftermath Sadly, the papers I left the ER with did not contain a prescription, but instead a referral to a… Read On
Posted in Food, People
Tagged Chrone's disease, constipation, digestion, diverticulitis, emergency room, fiber, grief, Gut Sense book, hemorrhoids, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, Konstantin Monastyrsky, laxatives, loss, Master Cleanse, Paleo Diet, rectal bleeding, sitz bath, Type 2 diabetes, ulcerative colitis
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Learnings from The Master Cleanse – Part 1
Get ready folks! Here comes a blog about poop! Make a decision The first thing I did was decide to do the cleanse, after finding my mom’s small juicer in her storage locker. What’s important though, is making the decision was half the battle. Having a juicer made the decision… Read On
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Tagged anal bleeding, constipation, diarrhea, emergency room, fiber, free healthcare, fruits, Gut Sense, hemorrhoids, Master Cleanse, pain medication, Paleo Diet, tree nuts, vasoconstrictor, vegetables
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Haiku Reflections on The Master Cleanse
My dear pal Chelsea Griffie taught me a fun way to capture succinctly the adventure of an outdoor trip – write haiku! Haiku is a poetry format in three lines, with the syllables in 5-7-5 format. You can find these & many more haiku on Twitter. This time it’s about my… Read On
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Tagged body awareness, cayenne pepper, chicken broth, cows, emotions, food, hawks, hemorrhoids, lemonade, letting go, maple syrup, physical body, plains, poop, prairie, roadtrip, runs, The Master Cleanse
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Master Cleanse Day 7/8: The Last (Liquid) Supper
Just a quick update to share all my learnings & discoveries while on this cleanse. I may have more tomorrow. Did some yoga this morning, and really felt great! I had the energy, and the presence of mind. My legs, specifically my thighs, and hips & butt area, all just… Read On
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Tagged bouldering, flexibility, meditation, negative vibes, pickup, roadtrip, rock climbing, rock gym, Seattle, The Master Cleanse, top rope, unencumbered, yoga
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Master Cleanse Day 3: Update from Bozeman, Montana
WARNING: there is a lot of “jello cam” effect from the action cam sitting on the dash. It was a bumpy Montana road, and couldn’t be avoided. Hope you can enjoy the show anyway! Lots of great stuff: wildlife, poops, dreams, Dr. Wayne Dyer, and more!
Posted in Food, Inspiration
Tagged Alaska, anger, bumbler, chicago, Dr. Wayne Dyer, elk, Grandma, Master Cleanse, Montana, opportunities, pickup, roadtrip, romantic relationships, snow, snowstorms, space cadet, stomach cancer, wildlife
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“You can see Russia from my house!”
–Tina Fey as Sarah Palin (The blog post photo reveals the feint outline of Big Diomede island.) Heading to Nome, AK tomorrow, and will greatly miss this tiny community of 143 people on the mainland tip of the Seward Peninsula, the closest village to mainland Russia. Out in the middle… Read On
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Tagged Alaska, Bering Straight, clams, crabs, Diomede Islands, Inupiaq, Russia, sea worms, Wales, whales, world records, Yupik
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Native Foods of Point Hope, AK
Right from my first evening in Point Hope, AK, I was introduced to the amazing native foods of the Inupiaq (in-noo-pak) people. My first delicacy was caribou meat with potatoes and carrots. We dipped it in seal oil. The fats and blubbers of whales and seals are often “rended”. I’m… Read On
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Tagged Alaska, blubber, caribou, flipper, food, generosity, Inupiaq, native food, new flavors, Point Hope, seal oil, whale
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