Archives: November 2007
Tue Nov 20, 2007
Bottled Water Is Not Good For You Or The Ecology
Many times when recounting the Five Lessons, arriving at #4 Drink More Water, my patients retrieve a bottle of commercial bottled water from their purse and proudly display it. While I am happy they are drinking more water, I am distressed that they are buying bottled water. In 2006 Americans spent $11 billion on bottled water. It's a swindle, guys, and harmful to the environment, too.
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Sat Nov 03, 2007
Final Thoughts About Italy
So here's how it shakes out. A typical day for the Italians in town. For breakfast a cappucino and pastry. The cappucino is excellent and the same everywhere. In the same size cup. In fact you are given only two choices. You can either have the darn thing, or not. No tall, grande or venti. The pastry is reasonable and flaky. Okay, it's not a great breakfast nutrition-wise, but not too many calories.
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More Thoughts About Italy
The Italians were very lean, as a group. Unstressed and unhurried, Not threatened. Not angry. Warm and respectful. Original art was everywhere and never vandalized. The Italians are well-informed. Even men read there. Newspapers seek to inform, notto persuade.
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