Larry Schultz, founder of It’s Yoga studio and developer of the signature practice known as Rocket Yoga, has died. He was 60.
Schultz founded It’s Yoga in San Francisco in 1989, creating a vibrant hub for a growing yoga community in the Bay Area. Known as one of the foremost Ashtanga Yoga teachers in the West, he also taught thousands of classes across the U.S. and abroad and shepherded more than 5,000 Ashtanga Vinyasa students through his rigorous 200-hour teacher training course. In the 1980s, Schultz traveled with and taught yoga to the band the Grateful Dead.
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02 Mar
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As our society progresses toward a more inactive lifestyle, we are quickly seeing a dramatic decline in the health of our nation’s individuals. Sedentary jobs and busy, chaotic schedules have resulted in an obese, unhealthy population. Time constraints, a never-ending list of responsibilities and overall lack of energy may be legitimate excuses for being unfit, but there is never any legitimate excuse worthy enough to let your health slide. Fortunately, you can stay fit and active even if you have a desk job!
Here are some examples of great exercises you can do right in your office:
Researchers Say Benefits May Be Related to Effect of Moderate Drinking on HDL Levels
New research shows that moderate alcohol consumption can reduce heart disease risk by up to 25%, and this is likely due, at least in part, to alcohol’s positive effects on HDL “good” cholesterol levels.
The findings from two studies, which appear in the journal BMJ, dovetail with the newly released 2010 dietary guidelines that state if alcohol is drunk, it should be drunk in moderation: one alcoholic drink per day for women and up to two drinks per day for men.
A drink is defined as 1.5 ounces of spirits, 5 ounces of wine, or 12 ounces of beer.
“Eat mostly plants, especially leaves.”
Everyone has certain “food rules” that they live by–including bestselling The Omnivore’s Dilemma author Michael Pollan. After his wildly successful book last year, Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual, which gave us nutritionally sound, easy-to-remember gems such as eat your colors and the whiter the bread, the sooner you will be dead, he’s calling for submissions for an expanded version. His newest tome will include food rules submitted by readers.
Submissions are due by Sunday, February 27. Winners will be credited with their “rule” and receive a signed copy. Want to know more?