The Food Book Fair was this past weekend at the newly opened Wythe Hotel. When I think of fair I think of tractor pulls, farm animals, funnel cakes, and a […]
Tag: health
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Pastor Marries Choir Girl Who Swims In the Newtown Creek
Everyone gives me crap for not being a “real” Greenpointer, but my great grandfather G. Clement Edson was the pastor of the Noble Street Presbyterian Church (1907-1911) and my grandmother […]
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Support Good Yoga: Support Your Community
goodyoga’s Indiegogo campaign ends tomorrow. Please donate and support your local community. Watch the video and donate. Every dollar helps. Sharing the campaign with others makes your donation even more […]
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WTF? BEE POLLEN
I recently bought bee pollen at the Greenmarket because I am bi-curious about bee products. It is termed a SUPERFOOD! Meg Paska, the infamous Brooklyn Homesteader, who keeps bees (among […]
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WORK IT BK @ HUMAN@EASE 4/18
We’ve all been there, working away for hours, focused on only the task at hand – maybe staring at a computer screen as we write, maybe it’s hours bent over […]
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A YMCA Gem: Tai Chi with Zhou Xiaoying
One of the not-so-hidden treasures of Greenpoint is the YMCA, which provides a slew of workout options in addition to community services for a fraction of the cost of most […]
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Beastanetics: Twice The Results; Half The Time
These days, there’s no shortage of articles extolling the benefits of high-intensity interval training (HIIT for short), an exercise approach that alternates short periods of intense work with brief periods of rest. Its […]
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Feed Your Baby Food from the Farm
Lauren and I go way back, like four years or something crazy like that. We met on a double date kind of thing and then I ran into her camping […]
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CURE INSOMNIA: DO YOGA
Is there anything more annoying than waking up in the middle of the night, eyes wide open, unable to get a wink in? After weeks of this terrible pattern, awake […]
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12 WEEKS LATER: CHIN-UP CENTRAL
I can do it! After 12 weeks of training for only a half an hour per week with Dishan, the fitness training guru at Human@Ease, I can do, not only […]