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November Health News

Posted on Nov 4th, 2007 by OrganicAthlete : Exercise Your Power OrganicAthlete

Calcium and Vegans When vegans consumed at least 525 mg of calcium per day, they had no difference in fracture rate when compared to meat eaters, fish eaters, and lacto-ovo vegetarians. When vegans had a... More »

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You say Tomato, I say Tomahto

Posted on Jul 27th, 2007 by OrganicAthlete : Exercise Your Power OrganicAthlete

by OA member X-tine Goodreau Some say vegetable and some say fruit. And, some say poisonous, some say aphrodisiac! The tomato is a sweet, yet sour fruit indeed. Loaded with lycopene and folklore, the ubiquitous... More »

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July Health News

Posted on Jul 9th, 2007 by OrganicAthlete : Exercise Your Power OrganicAthlete

Fruit and vegetable consumption decreasing in youth Guess what? Fruits and veggies are healthy. Apparently youth in the United States didn’t get the memo. A sample of adolescents from Minnesota was studied to assess current... More »

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A cantaloupe is not a cantaloupe

Posted on Jun 28th, 2007 by OrganicAthlete : Exercise Your Power OrganicAthlete

Melons are sweetly confusing. They hail from Africa, the Middle East and/or India, depending on whom you ask, and the cantaloupe we eat in North America is not cantaloupe. Huh? Let me briefly explain. Some... More »

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What OrganicAthletes Do On A Rest Day

Posted on Jun 25th, 2007 by OrganicAthlete : Exercise Your Power OrganicAthlete

Last night the OA team gave a presentation in Tallmadge, OH.  We had a good, receptive group of about 10 people.  Thanks to OA member David Rodenbucher for organizing this!  I met Dave in 2003... More »

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Well they were...

Posted on Oct 31st, 2006 by OrganicAthlete : Exercise Your Power OrganicAthlete

Until Charity got hungry.

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Hints of Winter

Posted on Oct 31st, 2006 by OrganicAthlete : Exercise Your Power OrganicAthlete

Amagaki Persimmons now available.

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Today's Harvest

Posted on Oct 15th, 2006 by OrganicAthlete : Exercise Your Power OrganicAthlete

Got in 3 hours steady state en route to a fig tree on Dry Creek Road.  This is what Charity and I came up with.

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Strawberries, Cherries, and Wednesday night bike racing

Posted on Jun 15th, 2006 by OrganicAthlete : Exercise Your Power OrganicAthlete

I have to admit that Oregon Strawberries are better than California strawberries. For the 2nd day in a row, Charity and I bought a flat of locally grown berries for $19. In less than 24... More »

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Sweetwater, holy road

Posted on Apr 25th, 2006 by OrganicAthlete : Exercise Your Power OrganicAthlete

If you ever have the chance, you really must ride your bike up Sweetwater Springs Road .  I went out today for a couple of hours that turned into about 2.5.  I was heading up... More »

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