In Fine Fettle: Community-facilitated health
By Ammi Midstokke Reader Health Columnist The Brown Dog and I were out for our morning run complete with her bow of pink toiletry totes. She’s a lady, so we use sophisticated terminology instead...
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In Fine Fettle: Making room for kindness and naps
By Ammi Midstokke Reader Health Columnist I was running on a trail this weekend alongside a stranger who said his name was Mike and that he’d slid down that slippery slope of not exercising...
In Fine Fettle: Is it better to eat or have the cake?
By Ammi Midstokke Reader Health Columnist I never understood the saying, “You cannot have your cake and eat it.” If your cake is big enough, you can. And if you eat it slowly enough,...
In Fine Fettle: Detoxification — science or witchcraft?
By Ammi Midstokke Reader Health Columnist Science, actually. Detoxification is the physiological or medicinal removal of toxins from a living organism, and for the purposes of today, we’ll assume we’re talking about the human...
In Fine Fettle: Soul food and the subtle language of needs
By Ammi Midstokke Reader Health Columnist Some days, I’m just hungry. I can’t quite figure out what it is for, although cookie dough usually does the trick. It isn’t that I wake up thinking...
In Fine Fettle: A healthy kind of donut
By Ammi Midstokke Reader Health Columnist I’m just kidding. There’s no healthy kind of donut. But you’re already reading so you might as well continue. Also, it could be emotionally healthy for you to...
In Fine Fettle: Setting intention for changes
By Ammi Midstokke Reader Health Columnist Perhaps Lao Tzu said it most plainly: “If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.” It’s that time of the year again....
In Fine Fettle: Creating change one cup of coffee at a time
By Ammi Midstokke Reader Health Columnist “You could stop eating the butter mints on your secretary’s desk each day,” says Kenny. I roll my eyes at him. Really? The butter mints? My life will...
In Fine Fettle: Eggnog is a superfood
By Ammi Midstokke Reader Health Columnist For a while now, thanks to Dr. Oz and other preachers of panaceas, we’ve been hearing about these incredible wonders of the nutritional world: Superfoods. But what exactly...
The Fine Fettle: Seasonal Affective Disorder (and other sad states of mind)
By Ammi Midstokke Reader Health Columnist “Maybe I’ve got SAD,” I tell my mom as I whine about lethargy, lack of motivation, crying over pudding commercials, and a voracious appetite for cookies. “Or it...
