Actually, I tend to be a rule follower. Tell me what I need to do, and then I can do it. There’s some comfort in knowing what’s expected of you and the people around you. However, I throw out the rule book when it comes......
What’s one of the biggest reasons that people don’t do healthy cooking for themselves? Time. Modern lifestyles mean people are pressed for time. Arriving home from work with the task of whipping up something from scratch can seem daunting. Another big reason for not cooking......
When I am at lunch with girlfriends, and we get iced tea, they all reach for little pink or blue packets to sprinkle into their tea. I don’t. I feel like an outlier but I think I’m making the right choice. Artificial sweeteners promote weight......
Want to know how to live? Read what the experts say. Experts make recommendations for what to do. What to eat. When to eat. How much sleep you need. How much water to drink. And so on. But should you put all your faith and......
I came across this meme the other day. It’s a list of the root causes of disease. Take a look. Do any of these resonate with you? What got me was the sheer number of things that can be the root causes of disease. How......
You sit down to a lovely home cooked meal. You’re joined by your family, or maybe a buddy or two. Everything tastes delicious. And it’s all really healthy and nourishing. Is this a scene from the fifties? Or from a rich family’s home with a......
My calendar looks very different this summer than it did last summer. I have social events on my calendar. Last year, nothing like that. Yay! I missed connecting with friends. And I bet you did too. I think the lockdown was hardest on single people......
When my kids were young, we kept guinea pigs as pets. Aside from feeding them guinea pig food, I hung a little salt lick in the cage. Why would I give something so deadly as salt to our guinea pigs? Did they all die of......
The way many of us eat now is certainly NOT intuitive. Here are some examples. We follow guidelines from authorities. Yo-yo dieting is common. We count calories and choose non-nutritious foods because of their low calorie count. We restrict ourselves until we can’t take it......
The short cold days of winter are a perfect recipe for this deficiency. For vitamin D, that is. There are many vitamins, and it’s easy to lose track of how much you’re getting of any of them. But vitamin D is one you don’t want......