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Smarter Sleep Hacking for Travel Junkies

Go gentle into that good night.
Full-time travel can keep you up at night. Sleep cycles have a tendency to get a little crazy outside the carefully managed variables (and easy familiarity) of a "home" environme… http://www.sustainablelunacy.com/blog/health-road-hackers-guide-sleep/

How to Hack Your Vegetables

Salad is a science project.
It's explosively green here along South Africa's verdant Garden Route. My green thumb--and green tooth--are getting inspired, to say the least. It's not easy to indulge that hanke… http://www.sustainablelunacy.com/blog/hack-your-vegetables/

Healthy Food For Burning Man? Totally. Here's How to Do It.

Healthy eating in the alternate-universe atmosphere of Black Rock City presents -- shall we say -- unique challenges. Here's what food to pack for Burning Man to fuel your journey into the dust.
Doing some food planning for Burning Man? Getting nervous 'cause the closest Whole Foods is, like, light-years away? Yep. Healthy eating in the alternate-universe atmosphere of B… http://www.sustainablelunacy.com/blog/healthy-food-burning-man-totally-heres-how-do-it/

In Praise of Crazy

“Madness, provided it comes as the gift of heaven, is the channel by which we receive the greatest blessings. Madness comes from God, whereas sober sense is merely human.” -- Plato, the Phaedrus
“Madness, provided it comes as the gift of heaven, is the channel by which we receive the greatest blessings. Madness comes from God, whereas sober sense is merely human.” -- Plato… http://www.sustainablelunacy.com/blog/praise-crazy/

How to Save A Ton of Money on Food in Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland -- And Be Healthy, Too

Don't let Lauterbrunnen's price tag spook you. There are plenty of hacks.
When I tell people that I live more cheaply in my current digs -- the pristine, legendarily pricey tourist Mecca of Switzerland's Lauterbrunnen Valley -- than I do in my Salt Lake… http://www.sustainablelunacy.com/blog/save-money-lauterbrunnen-food/

The Weirdest Things I've Done For Travel Health

I haul a juicer on intercontinental flights -- and that's not all.
It was innocent, really. I was looking for an unbruised banana in a grocery store in Istanbul when I happened upon a juicer -- of reasonable quality -- for about 20USD. I pounce… http://www.sustainablelunacy.com/blog/weirdest-things-ive-done-travel-health/

Immune Hacks for Travel: What Works

Hear this: the hippie stuff works. Surprised? Don't be.
Vitamin C? Sorry. Doesn't work. Echinacea? Yeah…nope. If your go-to weapons are useless, what do you do in the face of a planeful of impending sicknesses? Baby your body th… http://www.sustainablelunacy.com/blog/immune-hacks-travel-what-works/

Why Don't We Do It On The Road?: Smarter Sex For Travelers

Love and travel are definitely not mutually exclusive, but you've gotta do it right.
Teaming up to chase dreams around the world is so. Very. Sexy. Here's how to keep it that way. I’ll let other writers elucidate the finer points of the searing-hot mating ritua… http://www.sustainablelunacy.com/blog/why-dont-we-do-it-road-smarter-sex-travelers/