Category: Food & Fitness

Oregon Crabbing Season is Here

Hey All – Oregon Crabbing season just opened! Dungeness Crab is being delivered fresh to local super markets. I saw it at Freddy’s the other day for only $5.97/pound. I bought two big crab for $16. In this instance, the crab is sold pre-cooked – so it’s ready to eat. The meat department will clean… Continue reading Oregon Crabbing Season is Here

8 Ways to Cure the Common Cold

Beat the common cold with these 8 tips. From Wim Hof Breathing, to proper food and rehydration, this article has you covered. Eat and drink fermented food Fermented foods include things like kimchi, sauerkraut, and kombucha, etc. The boost in probiotics from these foods could support your immune system. Fermented foods literally create beneficial “movement”… Continue reading 8 Ways to Cure the Common Cold

Scientists at Wayne State Offer Further Validation to the Wim Hof Method

“Iceman”, Wim Hof, submitted himself to scientific examination at Wayne State University in Detroit Michigan, and the findings are unbelievable. This is the conclusion from the abstract of the paper that was recently published: Our results provide compelling evidence for the primacy of the brain (CNS) rather than the body (peripheral mechanisms) in mediating the… Continue reading Scientists at Wayne State Offer Further Validation to the Wim Hof Method

How I Cured My Eczema

I cured my eczema by eliminating potatoes from my diet. That’s right, potatoes were causing my eczema. From the time I was a toddler into my 20s I had eczema. It manifested as red itchy sores in my elbow and knee bends, my eyelids, as cracks on my knuckles and at times random patches elsewhere.… Continue reading How I Cured My Eczema

How to Get Started with Wim Hof Breathing

tl;dr Try Wim Hof Breathing, and feel incredible. Here’s an 11 minute guided session to get you started: Wim Hof breathing is a breathing technique that helps one control their own physiology. This technique has been clinically proven to reduce the ill-effects (literally) of pathogen exposure; regulate fear and anxiety responses and most famously as… Continue reading How to Get Started with Wim Hof Breathing

The Hurdles of Getting Into Biking and How to Get Over Them

Looking back on how great biking to work in Portland has been, a fleeting thought often crosses my mind, “why didn’t I start sooner?” In reflecting on this question, I’ve determined there were a number of things that held me back from riding. The things that stopped me however, have quite easy fixes. The reasons… Continue reading The Hurdles of Getting Into Biking and How to Get Over Them

So You’re Hungover As All Heck. Now What?

You’ve woken up. Your mouth is dry. You’re head is throbbing. Your stomach doesn’t feel great. Maybe you’re still a little tipsy. Sadly you’re hungover. Now is not the time to evaluate last night’s life choices. Now is the time for action. Now is the time to cure your hangover. Here’s 10 things you can… Continue reading So You’re Hungover As All Heck. Now What?

Google Maps List: My Favorite Restaurants in Portland

When I tell people I’m from Portland, they often ask if it really rains all the time (it’s complicated), if it’s really like the show Portlandia (it is), and where I love to eat. On the last question, there are WAY TOO MANY PLACES IN PORTLAND THAT I LOVE TO EAT. Even if I just… Continue reading Google Maps List: My Favorite Restaurants in Portland

Ode to Anthony Bourdain

When I think about Anthony Bourdain, I think about sardines (he has a great episode about canned fish on the NW coast of France). I think about how I quit smoking before him, but seeing his struggle to quit play out after mine helped keep me strong and off those calamity sticks. Anthony taught me… Continue reading Ode to Anthony Bourdain