A CBC radio documentary portrait of Olga the Magnificent by John Chipman and a conversation about the secrets of aging… or not.

Stress has been on my mind of late and this Speaking of Faith podcast was a pivotal piece in my understanding of stress and it’s effects on our health.

I’ll be sharing more from this program and on the subject of stress shortly.

Mark Sisson breaks it down beautifully. Stop the madness. And don’t listen to Dr. Oz while you’re at it.

If Catalyst Valley only had a single site for those curious about improving their health, this would be the place to start. Short for Paleolithic Nutrition, the PāNu blog is a fabulous distillation of dietary advice dedicated to, as Dr. Harris says it, “duplicating the evolutionary metabolic milieu.” Born of inspiration, he wrote this:

“When I saw a video presentation of Gary Taubes speaking out west, he was asked what he really wanted. He said that he really wanted medical doctors who were convinced of the truth in Good Calories Bad Calories to work to change things.

I am a medical doctor so here I am.”

By our measure, that’s the stuff from which great blogs stem. And it appears he’s just getting started.