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Happy feet

August 27, 2012
Dick Sandhaus

I'm really not into telling you what to wear on your feet or any other body part. But I've had such a good experience with these strange new running shoes I thought I should let you know. Because I know you'll exercise more when it feels good.

Hiking the Tetons. Next stop Yellowstone

August 24, 2012
Dick Sandhaus

This is one of those hikes that makes your day. Makes your vacation. Makes IMAX look like a postcard. Ten miles out and back. Six thousand feet up and down. 4,000 calories burned. A great full day.

Ratatouille Time

August 22, 2012
Dick Sandhaus

When you get eggplant, peppers, squash, fennel, scallions and tomatoes in one week's CSA farm share, it's time to make ratatouille. And when these hot-weather vegetables ripen at once, make a huge pot to refrigerate and enjoy cold for the rest of the week.

Slower Sunday: Beauty Treatment

July 15, 2012
Dick Sandhaus

For your eyes only. Not the lids. Not the lashes or the brows. Or the little wrinkles in the corners. Just your eyes. The windows to your soul. If they're really windows, they work both ways. So let this in. It must be good for your soul. It's beautiful.n

Chill your mouth: Mint-Melon Popsicles

June 30, 2012
Dick Sandhaus

Get a really ripe melon. So sweet you won't even think about adding sugar. Not even to offset the cool of the mint and the kick of the ginger. A truly sweet and wonderfully refreshing Way to end a meal on a hot day.

Keep the tape measure. Toss the scale.

June 25, 2012
Dick Sandhaus

It's about your waist, not your weight. Your height-to-waist ratio is a much better indicator of your health than your height-to-weight ratio (BMI). Keep your waist circumference to less than half your height. Or you'll be at significantly higher risk for high blood pressure, diabetes, heart attacks and strokes.

Revival Eating: Gazpacho Popsicles

June 23, 2012
Dick Sandhaus

When the temperature outside is 95 F, put one of these inside your mouth and lower your body temperature to complete comfort in one minute flat. A convenient, frozen, hand-held soup and salad on a stick. Great for parties.

Garden Watch: Summer Solstice 2012

June 21, 2012
Dick Sandhaus

On the first day of summer, my first raspberry turned true red. Tiny green tomatoes are hanging everywhere. The beanstalk's outgrown its trellis. The cucumber's not far behind.

So Long

June 20, 2012
Dick Sandhaus

As long as they get. Compared to those short Winter days, these Summer days give you about six extra hours of daylight. You can do a four-hour walk or hike before high noon. Use 'em or lose 'em. Here's how.

Better Cheaper Stronger: Upper Back

June 18, 2012
Dick Sandhaus

Not strong like Arnold. Just stronger than you are now. So that you can do a lot of things more easily and comfortably. Today's "Reverse Fly" strengthens the back and shoulder muscles you use to prevent rounded shoulders. No machines or weights. You can do this with a resistance band.