Though I appreciate Google, when it becomes your main reference library, no matter how efficient a “surfer” you are, you can’t deny your researching deficiencies. I remember when my good friend used to let me sneak into Reason Magazine and use their Lexis/Nexis search engine while fact-checking our book “Retro Hell” (we didn’t care so much [...]
Archive for the ‘Recipes’ Category
Why Surfers Need Salt and Lemonade
Posted in Health & Alternative Medicine, Recipes, SURF LINKS, Surfing, Tip of the Day, tagged alkaline, blood sugar, chokebore, dehydration, electrolytes, Hawaii, himalayan salt, kidneys, lemonade, lemons, real salt, sea salt, Sole, SURF LINKS, Surfing, tahitian limeade, water on November 20, 2007 | 12 Comments »
Noni: The Stinky Magical Lifesaver
Posted in Big Island, Hawaii, Hawaiian Culture, Health & Alternative Medicine, noni, Recipes, tagged alternative, fruit, Hawaii, hawaiian, healing, medicine, noni, nono, staph, Tahiti, tropical on September 27, 2007 | 15 Comments »
It is assumed that Noni (“Aspirin of the Ancients”) originated in Southeast Asia (Indonesia) and was brought, approximately 2000 years ago, by ancient peoples of French Polynesia to the islands of the South Pacific. Captain Cook recorded it’s use in Tahiti (Nono) in the 1700s, and later documents show its use in Fiji (Kura), Samoa, [...]
How to Get Surfer Girl Hair
Posted in Hawaii, Recipes, Surfer Girls, Surfing, Tip of the Day, tagged bumble and bumble, coconut oil, conditioners, hair care, ocean, sea salt, sun, surfer girl hair on May 27, 2007 | 82 Comments »
With search engines leading people who are trying to get “Surfer Girl Hair” to my article essentially detailing how to avoid it (“Secret Hair Tips for the Surfer Girl”), I decided I might as well publish my own recipe for the look. Likely a “How To” appeared on some trendy web site inflicting fads on [...]
Coffee Lovers: The Ultimate Coconut Mocha Recipe
Posted in Hawaii, Recipes, Tip of the Day, tagged chocolate, coconut, coffee, fair trade, french roast, mocha, organic, recipe, starbucks on May 26, 2007 | 8 Comments »
You or your loved one enjoy a mocha in the morning? Ready to score some points while saving some of the excess cash you’re spending for your “specialty” coffee at the local coffeehouse? Instead, maybe it’s time to use that money towards creating your own quality coffeehouse right in your kitchen. Here’s a recipe to [...]
Secret Hair Tips for the Surfer Girl
Posted in Hawaiian Culture, Health & Alternative Medicine, Recipes, Sunscreen, Surfer Girls, Surfing, Tip of the Day, tagged bumble and bumble, conditioner, diet, hair care, natural, organic, paul marie salon, stress, sun, toxic on March 29, 2007 | 8 Comments »
There is one thing every girl who surfs has in common. I mean, besides all the requisite health and physical benefits – one of the downsides is, we all have hair problems. Just think of putting a fine strand of silk in salt water and then letting it bake in the sun, then wetting it [...]













