Panoramic photo of Red Wood tree in Muir Woods.
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The End of Dieting
“NUTRITARIAN DAILY CHECKLIST (Make copies of this chart and check off each point each day.) Eat a large salad as the main dish for at least one meal. Eat at least a half cup, but preferably closer to 1 cup, of beans. Eat one large (double-size) serving of steamed green vegetables. Eat at least 1 ounce of nuts and seeds if you’re female and at least 1.5 ounces of nuts and seeds if you’re male. Half of them should be walnuts, hemp seeds, chia seeds, flaxseeds, or sesame seeds. Eat some cooked mushrooms and raw and cooked onions. Eat at least three fresh fruits.”
— The End of Dieting: How to Live for Life (Eat for Life) by Joel Fuhrman a.co/gujbKrE
On the virtues of slow practice from Tilly Fleischmann
“The first phrase (or less, if difficult) is played so slowly that about three seconds can be counted between each successive note or chord. Rhythm and dynamics are eliminated so one can concentrate exclusively on the progression of voices. Students with a knowledge of theory should reflect on tonality, harmonic structure, modulations. The phrase, or portion thereof, is repeated with about two seconds between each note or chord. The next repetition takes time and rhythm into account. The tempo is “exceedingly slow,” but note values are proportional. From this point, the tempo is quickened at each repetition, dynamics, phrasing, and interpretation are considered. Succeeding phrases are practised in the same manner. When all the phrases of the first period have been practised, one begins practise of the period as a whole, beginning moderato and gradually working up to tempo. 22”
— Practicing Music by Design: Historic Virtuosi on Peak Performance by Christopher Berg a.co/bqzZa5j
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