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The Healthy Librarian
I'm a medical librarian at a leading US medical center.
Interests: all npr talk shows (not the music); experimenting with healthy delicious recipes; tutoring at an elementary school; spinning (as in cycling not yarn);yoga; weight-training; hiking; dancing; mah jongg; anything having to do with my kids and my grandchildren; just hanging out
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The Capital T-TRUTH about Life Before Death. The Simple Awareness of What's Real & Essential. The Wisdom of the Late David Foster Wallace
"But of course there are all different kinds of freedom, and the kind that is most precious you will not hear much talk about in the great outside world of "wanting and achieving". The really important kind of freedom involves... Continue reading
Posted 2 days ago at Happy Healthy Long Life
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Friday Night Dinner & a Movie. "Enlightened Bulgur with Swiss Chard, Chickpeas & Feta", My New Love Affair with Whole Soy & Company's Plain Unsweetened Yogurt, Kale Chips-at-the-Movies, and the French Film "The Other Son"
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Martha Rose Shulman's Bulgur with Swiss Chard, Chickpeas & Feta Last Night's "Enlightened" Bulgur with Swiss Chard, Chickpeas & Feta If you received this post via email or you're viewing it on a smartphone, click here, to get to the... Continue reading
Posted Apr 20, 2013 at Happy Healthy Long Life
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Dinner & a Movie Night: Caregiving Smoky Lentil Spinach Olive Soup & the "Intouchables"
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The Dinner "There is no independent existence. In caring for another person, we ourselves are cared for." "The first step in caregiving is to let go of our ideas about what it means to be a helpful, compassionate caregiver. These... Continue reading
Posted Apr 4, 2013 at Happy Healthy Long Life
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The Mediterranean Diet - It's Better Than the Western Diet - But, It's Definitely Not the Best! Why Settle for Less?
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The Latest Spanish Study (NEJM) Nudged the Benefits of the Mediterranean Diet Up to a 30% Reduction over the "Western Diet" Control Group - But, There's a Better Choice A Small Pilot Study Comparing Omega-3 Levels in a Mediterranean Diet... Continue reading
Posted Mar 22, 2013 at Happy Healthy Long Life
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Three Wake Up Calls In One Week! Always Go to the Funeral - What Will Your Last 10 Years Look Like? - The Miracle of Looking Through the Eyes of Another
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"'Always go to the funeral' means that I have to do the right thing when I really, really don't feel like it" I have to remind myself of it when I could make some small gesture, but I really don't... Continue reading
Posted Mar 14, 2013 at Happy Healthy Long Life
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The Tree-Tapper's Ball Returns! The Girls (and the Guys) Just Wanna Have Fun - Square Dancing Has It All: Joy, Fun, Friendship, Music, Laughter, Exercise & More
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Want to Have Fun, Get Fit & Burn Mega Calories? Go Square Dancing! "All cultures dance. You don't have to teach people to dance. Basically people learn not to dance." -Choreographer Mark Morris, at the keynote address for the 2008... Continue reading
Posted Mar 12, 2013 at Happy Healthy Long Life
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A Simple Sunday Supper: Spicy Mexican Bean Soup & a Salad
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Hey, everyone, I'm experimenting with adding my recipes into Recipage, a searchable database. It's going to take awhile to get up & running. So here goes. This delicious soup was adapted & "enlightened" from Dreena Burton's "Let Them Eat Vegan"... Continue reading
Posted Mar 9, 2013 at Happy Healthy Long Life
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Happy Valentine's Day 2013! Love Potion Number 9: Generosity, Luck, the 5-1 Ratio & Bill Murray's Groundhog Day!
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Hammer Press If you received this post via email, click here, to get to the web version for all the links & to share your comments & advice. And don't forget to visit the HHLL Facebook page regularly, where I... Continue reading
Posted Feb 14, 2013 at Happy Healthy Long Life
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Ann Esselstyn on "How to Eat Plant-Perfect: What to Eat, Where to Buy It, How to Cook It"
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Ann Esselstyn Speaking at a Hospital Employee Wellness Talk: "How to Eat Plant Perfect" The Esselstyns If you received this post via email, please click here to get to the web version so you can view the videos of Ann's... Continue reading
Posted Feb 6, 2013 at Happy Healthy Long Life
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Lasagna That's Plant-Based, No-Oil & Low-Fat? And Delicious? Absolutely! The "Enlightened" No-Oil Low-Fat Version of Chef Chloe's Ooh-La-La Lasagna
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"Enlightened" Ooh-La-La (Chloe Coscarelli) Lasagna If you received this via email, click here, to get to the web-version with all the photos, links, & to leave a comment. And don't forget to visit my Facebook page, whether you use FB... Continue reading
Posted Feb 2, 2013 at Happy Healthy Long Life
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An Ultramarathoner's Best Power-Packed Plant-Based Whole Grain & Seed Waffles or Pancakes
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Whole-Grain & Seed Power Breakfast Waffles or Pancakes If you received this post via email, click here, to get to the web version with the photos, links & to write a comment. On Saturday, Deb, an ultramarathoner and endurance athlete... Continue reading
Posted Feb 1, 2013 at Happy Healthy Long Life
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Alton Brown's Best Winter Vegetable Soup - "Enlightened & Enriched" by the Healthy Librarian
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The Healthy Librarian's Riff on Alton Brown's Best Winter Vegetable Soup Just Saying.... If you aren't already a regular visitor to my Facebook Page--please do check it out. You're missing a lot of helpful information. Several times a day (usually... Continue reading
Posted Jan 22, 2013 at Happy Healthy Long Life
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Welcome Back to Breakfast, "Cheezy" Oatmeal with Greens. Out with the Sweet! It's Time for Sophisticated & Savory for 2013!
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I'm Bringing Back My "Cheezy" Steel-Cut Oats with Greens in 2013 "I adore savory breakfasts. In the old days I loved bacon and eggs sometimes even with potatoes. But the arteries and the waistline just won't take it anymore. I... Continue reading
Posted Jan 3, 2013 at Happy Healthy Long Life
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Brownies for Breakfast? Yes, If They're Kathy Hester's Fabulous Mexican Chocolate (Black Bean) Brownies & It's New Year's Day!
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Thank you Kathy Hester for this recipe! I had such a hankering for chocolate on Sunday night. And Kathy Hester's, The Vegan Slow Cooker was sitting on the kitchen counter. Bingo! I found what looked like the perfect recipe. Quick.... Continue reading
Posted Jan 1, 2013 at Happy Healthy Long Life
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Finding Our Footing in an Unpredictable Future - With Family, Friends, Food, a Little Fun, and Wisdom From Kate Braestrup, Daniel Gilbert & Jeanne Marie Laskas
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Finding Our Footing - Balancing Between "Rain" Drops . “I was in the same moment confronted by an unbearable loss and also by the realization that there were people and community that were there to help me bear it. The... Continue reading
Posted Dec 18, 2012 at Happy Healthy Long Life
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My New Favorite Old-Fashioned Burger with Special Sauce - "Enlightened" From Chloe's Kitchen - The Perfect Plant-Based "Meat" Base for No-Meatballs, Tacos, or No-Meat Loaf
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"Enlightened" Chef Chloe's Drive-Thru Burgers & Special Sauce Eight in a Batch--You'll Definitely Want More! Just Double the Batch & Save Kitchen Clean-Up Time! My Rule: If you make a recipe four times in less than a month, you know... Continue reading
Posted Dec 11, 2012 at Happy Healthy Long Life
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A Perfect Cold Weather Meal: Chunky Spicy Pumpkin Peanut Vegetable Soup That Doubles as a Stew
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Spicy Pumpkin Peanut Vegetable Soup Every so often we try a new recipe that absolutely knocks our socks off! Last night's stew/soup falls into that category. It's a bit of a riff off of Robin Robertson's "Vegan on the Cheap",... Continue reading
Posted Nov 29, 2012 at Happy Healthy Long Life
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Revisiting My First Plant-Based + Turkey Thanksgiving - Ellen Goodman's Wisdom: "Thanksgiving Has Always Been More About Family Than Food"
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Real Life Adventures-Gary Wise & Lance Aldrich "I'm hardly a Pollyanna about family life. I know about the stress of the sandwich generation, trying to be all things to all bosses, parents, children, spouses. I know that every family has... Continue reading
Posted Nov 21, 2012 at Happy Healthy Long Life
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Thankgsgiving Plant-Based Holiday Weekend Recipes from Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner to Dessert (A 2011 Repost)
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"Enlightened" Rockin' Roasted Rosemary Potatoes If you received this post via email, please click here to get to the web version with all the links, a video, & to write a comment. My kids are hosting Thanksgiving this year! Woo... Continue reading
Posted Nov 13, 2012 at Happy Healthy Long Life
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It's the Food, Dude! Living the Blue Zone Life at Age 85. Meet My Role Model--The Plant-Based Poet. It's Never Too Late to Change!
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Margaret Bennet-Alder "Although heart disease, diabetes, cancer and obesity have felled relatives, I'm well at [85], thanks to my plate of plants. I look forward to more years of the same." --Bennet-Alder's comment on the New York Times, "The Fat... Continue reading
Posted Nov 10, 2012 at Happy Healthy Long Life
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The El Burger with Creamy Chipotle Topping is Finally Ready for Prime Time! It's a Sandwich, It's a Salad, No It's My SIL'S Super El Burger
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The El Burger as a Burger If you received this via email, click here to get to the web version, with all the photos & links. I've been talking about my sister-in-law's El Burger recipe for months now. It wasn't... Continue reading
Posted Nov 3, 2012 at Happy Healthy Long Life
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Is There Anything We Can Do to Prevent Breast Cancer? Here's What Some Cancer Dietitians, Physicians, & Researchers Recommend
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Illustration credit: Stuart Bradford NYT If you received this post via email, click here, to get to the web-version where you'll be able to view the videos (you won't want to miss them), & connect to all the links. I'm... Continue reading
Posted Oct 23, 2012 at Happy Healthy Long Life
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Getting Back the Zest! A Houseguest, a Dinner Party, Dr. Martin Seligman's Signture Strengths Survey & a Saturday of Slacking
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Photo credit: Chris Blakely "I give myself over to at least three or four hours a day to what, for an old guy, is spontaneous free play. It could be reading or what I would call as extremely low-quality rogue... Continue reading
Posted Oct 20, 2012 at Happy Healthy Long Life
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Crazy Busy Revisited: Taming a Life Filled with Technology, Endless Distractions, Obligations, & Too Much to Do
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About [thirteen] years ago Attention Deficit Disorder guru Dr. Ed Hallowell noticed a new malady he dubbed: CrazyBusy. It feels like ADD or ADHD, but it's not the "real thing"--it's an environmentally-self-induced condition. It's the feeling of being overstretched, overbooked,... Continue reading
Posted Oct 16, 2012 at Happy Healthy Long Life
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It's Been an Omega-3 Kind of Week! Sorting Through the Benefits & Hype. Why I've Become a Fan of Algal DHA for the Brain
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If you received this post via email, click here to get to the web version, in order to see the videos & links. DHA May Help the Brain By Improving Blood Flow, Reducing Plaque Aggregation, & Reducing Inflammation Fotuhi, M.... Continue reading
Posted Oct 4, 2012 at Happy Healthy Long Life
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