Mr. Low Body Fat's Blog

http://mrlowbodyfat.blogspot.com/

Among the many jockish things on Mr. Low Body Fat's blog one will
find links to items that are of use to those of us trying to find
fitness activities that fit into a non-violent lifestyle.

exploring the Virtual Grocery Store - American Diabetes Association

http://vgs.diabetes.org/homepage.jsp

Today I'm looking the the American Diabetes Association's Virtual Grocery Store.  It's not a heavy duty grocery shopping center but a really good idea for guiding purchases for healthy eating.

Initial reaction to the Wii Fit

My initial reaction to the Wii Fit is that it moves very slowly.  Doesn't motivate me to come back for more,  although there is a lot of potential there.

I found the Rayman Raving Rabbids more interesting ;)

HOWEVER,  I will persist because I think it will pick up.

There are aspects of the Fit which would be nice to customize.  For example there are places where a whistle is blown....  my wife says "Nobody blows a whistle at me"  & I concur.  Any kind of sound could be used...  the "listen-up coach whistle" is not necessary.

Should YOU join the Carrot Mob???

From Zefrank...

http://www.zefrank.com/zesblog/archives/2008/05/carrot_mob.html#more

and

http://www.carrotmob.org

A new concept in consumer action to make positive environmental change!

A clever idea.

I put myself on the list.

- Jeff -

World Harvest Foods: Champaign and Urbana Illinois International, Gourmet, Ethnic Foods

http://www.worldharvestfoods.com/?page=aboutourstore

Great store... online orders too. This used to be "Hop N Shop" and
had a giant kangaroo on the front of the store! They have great
stuff.. fun things. Their about page is more informative than
linking directly to their "home" page (quotes because it's not really
a home page).

Cross posted to http://nocomputers.blogspot.com

Illinois Sustainable Living and Wellness Expo

http://ecologyactioncenter.org/islwe/

Environmentally sound living comes to the midlands.

Can Sugar Substitutes Make You Fat? - TIME

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1711763,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics

Short answer: Yes.

Researchers found:

When an animal eats a saccharin-flavored food with no calories, however — disrupting the sweetness and calorie link — the animal tends to eat more and gain more weight, the new study shows. The study was even able to document at the physiological level that animals given artificial sweeteners responded differently to their food than those eating high-calorie sweetened foods. The sugar-fed rats, for example, showed the expected uptick in core body temperature at mealtime, corresponding to their anticipation of a bolus of calories that they would need to start burning off — a sort of metabolic revving of the energy engines. The saccharin-fed animals, on the other hand, showed no such rise in temperature. "The animals that had the artificial sweetener appear to have a different anticipatory response," says Susan Swithers, a professor of psychological sciences at Purdue University and a co-author of the study. "They don't anticipate as many calories arriving." The net result is a more sluggish metabolism that stores, rather than burns, incoming excess calories.