Benefits
Posted in Fitness, Food, General, Health, Nutrition, VitaminsI’d like to talk a little about benefits today. It is a good word with a positive tone. When you choose to eat fruit, it is going to come with benefits. Where do I begin….how many body functions can thrive when fruit is in your diet. Let me name them: Adrenals, Bladder, Bones, Brain/Nerves, Bronchi, […]
Calorie Choices
Posted in Fitness, Food, General, Health, NutritionWe live in America where many things are abundant. Sometimes it is hard to say no… Food, stuff and more stuff, eating out, staying up…. I had such a hard time with discipline when I became an adult, plus there is this thing called addiction. Sometimes we just can’t muster up self discipline to accomplish […]
Home Cooking
Posted in Food, General, Health, NutritionI remember the days after school we would play til we were called in for dinner. We would all sit together at the table and eat whatever was set before us, like it or not. Not that I think we should be forcing our children to eat things like liver or … you fill in […]
Garlic
Posted in Food, General, Health, NutritionI could easily talk about garlic for a month, so I will. February will be a celebration of the benefits of garlic. I had a natural doctor for a very long time and he said, if you can’t smell the garlic coming out of your pores, you haven’t been getting enough! I remember watching old […]
More about Adaptogens
Posted in Books, Fitness, General, Health, NutritionI hope you will enjoy this information I am sharing again from “Adaptogens, Herbs for Strength, Stamina, and Stress Relief: by David Winston and Steven Maimes”. I myself am not an expert on the subject but have taken advantage of others expertise over many years and have had great results. I certainly am not prescribing, […]
Less Stress in 2013
Posted in Books, Exercise, Fitness, Food, General, Health, NutritionLess stress would mean better quality life. We can not get rid of all the things that cause stress, but we can learn to better manage it. Exercise, eating better, ie: reducing the intake of sugar and caffeine, and adding an adaptogen when pertinent. “Adaptogens are remarkable natural substances that help the body adapt to […]
Recipe from The Healing Foods/Rodale Press
Posted in Books, Food, Health, NutritionAll of life can’t be so strict that there is no time for silliness, fun and foods to enjoy. Forever food has been a part of gathering with friends and family and just because you want to be healthy and trim doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy some tasty treats. I found this recipe in a […]
triglycerides
Posted in Food, General, Health, NutritionMost Americans are aware that heart disease has been the number one cause of death in the US, now following close behind if not surpassing is diabetes. Most Americans are also aware that our diet can really make a difference in our health. What kind of foods and how much, that is the question! You […]
Common Sense
Posted in Exercise, Fitness, Food, General, Health, NutritionCommon sense is your friend! When it comes to health and fitness remembering basic fundamentals and applying them is most important. For instance when I was a kid eating was all about the four basic food groups. Now there is the pyramid from the RDA and a lot of other information about what is good […]
Change
Posted in Books, Exercise, Fitness, General, Health, NutritionChange of seasons, change of direction, change of mind, change location….Change is a regular part of our everyday life. Some is good and comes easy. Other changes are much more challenging and sometimes we are forced into it. I used to like the saying, “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it.” If what you are […]