Run Run Run As Fast As You Can..

So I started running again! well it's not much- only 20 minutes or so around my old elementary school grounds.That was the only place I could find that had soft grass,no children,infrequent dog walkers, and plenty of water fountains.I do about 4 or 5 laps, going up and down the individual lawns in front of each annex. My cheeks are very pink and my armpits nice and slithering warm after.I've had so much energy and have been sleeping quite well,too.And the mostly vegetable diet is going well, made Croatian style vegetables for lunch.Dva krumpira ( two Yukon Gold potatoes),blitva (like spinach,but I used beans) and I added fresh tomatoes.You boil the vegetables and mash them with garlic and olive oil.Mmmm! I still can't make it as good my mom's, but it is satisfactory.

And for the potato ignorant, here are the nutritious benefits...they aren't little time bombs of merely starch as you think!

(from one of my favorite sites, World's Healthiest Foods

Our food ranking system qualified potatoes as a very good source of vitamin C, a good source of vitamin B6, copper, potassium, manganese, and dietary fiber.Potatoes also contain a variety of phytonutrients that have antioxidant activity. Among these important health-promoting compounds are carotenoids, flavonoids, and caffeic acid, as well as unique tuber storage proteins, such as patatin, which exhibit activity against free radicals......Vitamin B6 is involved in more than 100 enzymatic reactions. Enzymes are proteins that help chemical reactions take place, so vitamin B6 is active virtually everywhere in the body. Many of the building blocks of protein, amino acids, require B6 for their synthesis, as do the nucleic acids used in the creation of our DNA. Because amino and nucleic acids are such critical parts of new cell formation, vitamin B6 is essential for the formation of virtually all new cells in the body......Analysis of Red and Norkotah potatoes revealed that these spuds' phenolic content rivals that of broccoli, spinach and Brussels sprouts, and includes flavonoids with protective activity against cardiovascular disease, respiratory problems and certain cancers. Navarre's team also identified potatoes with high levels of vitamin C, folic acid, quercetin and kukoamines. These last compounds, which have blood pressure lowering potential, have only been found in one other plant, Lycium chinense (a.k.a., wolfberry/gogi berry). How much kukoamine is needed for a blood pressure lowering effect in humans must be assessed before it can be determined whether an average portion of potatoes delivers enough to impact cardiovascular health..... Vitamin B6 plays numerous roles in our nervous system, many of which involve neurological (brain cell) activity. B6 is necessary for the creation of amines, a type of messaging molecule or neurotransmitter that the nervous system relies on to transmit messages from one nerve to the next. Some of the amine-derived neurotransmitters that require vitamin B6 for their production are serotonin, a lack of which is linked to depression; melatonin, the hormone needed for a good night's sleep; epinephrine and norepinephrine, hormones that help us respond to stress; and GABA, which is needed for normal brain function....Vitamin B6 is also necessary for the breakdown of glycogen, the form in which sugar is stored in our muscle cells and liver, so this vitamin is a key player in athletic performance and endurance.

So stop picking on the potatoes! EXCEPT FOR GRASS,YOU MUST STOP THE FRENCH FRIES.Deep fried foods are not healthy at all,in fact the few times I've had them the stomach aches and indigestion have been exceptionally memorable in a negative way.

http://www.whfoods.com

I have to remember to take a day off from yoga tomorrow.In traditional asthanga practice, yoga is not an everyday element but it's only 5-6 days.It's a bit hard to remember when your body is practically programmed to wake up and head for the mat though.My practice has lengthened to 50 minutes, but this is only on the days when I don't have to bustle off to Honolulu for classes,and when I don't have yoga classes.So that is Friday,Saturday and Sunday.Better than nothing!

Namaste