Two of the easiest (and cheapest!) things you can do to manage your health are -exercise & -eat well. Of late, there has been a massive over-saturation of food-products that claim to help “lower this!” or ”increase your fiber intake that!” (very few of which actually are what they claim). This over-saturation does make it more challenging to know what is truly… [Read more…]
December 9, 2009
Ok, so you’re back in town. You drank too many margaritas. You threw ‘hunger’ to the wind at your all-inclusive & ate at the buffet/human trough more times than you can remember, and you may have forgotten to workout “enough” on vacation. No this does not totally describe me right now. Not totally. Too many… [Read more…]
November 20, 2009
Looking to be that good person who gets that special someone in their life a little something nice this holiday? Even in a serious recession, where many will not be giving very many gifts at all, we all still have someone in mind who we’d really like to do show our appreciate, love, and gratitude… [Read more…]
November 18, 2009
Finland is no longer fat. Whether you’re big or small, you need to care about this fact. Whether we’re saving your life or simply saving you money on healthcare premiums, it’s a really big deal that we care about Finland no longer being fat. Let me explain. It’s a really big deal because it means… [Read more…]
November 4, 2009
I didn’t always love cooking. In college, we didn’t have pots in pans in the dorms, so my roommate & I made grilled cheese by making toast then putting cheese in between the toast slices & microwaving it. Innovative, I know. My take-aways of this fond memory: 1. At some point, everyone needs to outgrow grilled cheese,… [Read more…]
October 20, 2009
The human body is truly a wondrous thing! Truly! I’m right there with you in those moments when your body just won’t do what you want it to do, and that can be frustrating. What quickly banishes anger at myself for some tiny misfire in my body is the reminder that my body is doing a ridiculous amount… [Read more…]
December 16, 2009
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