marsmet461 / Foter.com / CC BY-NC-SA A woman’s life is one of transitions. The transition from childhood to adolescence, where pads and tampons become a monthly habit (or, let’s be honest, a monthly nuisance); from adolescence to womanhood, where family and career take precedence; and from womanhood to being a golden gal, where spoiling grandkids
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I’m sure you’ve all seen this commercial that came out a few years ago. Some of you might have been confused since don’t we all know that high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is bad? Others might have been embarrassed (much like that mom) for jumping on the anti-high-fructose-corn-syrup bandwagon. Well, let’s set the record straight.
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It seems like everywhere you go now‐a‐days, everyone’s throwing around the term “gluten-free”. But what exactly is gluten and should everyone avoid it? What is gluten? Gluten is a protein that is found in a variety of grains. It’s located in the endosperm of the grain, which is where the highest percentage of protein and
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“What is the latest research on coconut oil? Years ago they said it was absolutely no good but that thinking seems to have changed, especially in Alzheimer’s research.” Great question. It’s difficult to stay up-to-date on the most current research and even more difficult to discern what’s good research. Luckily, I was able to time-warp
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I have a confession to make. Yesterday was my first day back to the gym after a two month absence. Two entire months of no working out! That’s 1/6th of a year. Don’t get me wrong, I’m no gym rat. My fitness goals do not include an 8-pack or 6 minute mile. I go to
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Recently I had to rush home due to a family emergency. Understandably, I packed in quite a haste and managed to forget a few things. Most of the forgotten items were not necessary, but what I missed the most was my make-up remover. There’s nothing worse then stepping out of the shower and looking like
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There’s a lot of talk in the media about Alzheimer’s disease, but what is it and why should we care? Alzheimer’s is a type of dementia that typically begins with memory impairment and progressively worsens over time. It affects more women than men and the average person diagnosed with Alzheimer’s will live 5-10 years after
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Devotion to caring for yourself arises from a reverent sense within. There is no endpoint, no goal to care, respecting, and loving yourself. Being motivated from within to be attentive and attend to your Health as an expression of love and respect for your own life offers the gifts of the endlessly unfolding potential of being human.
As you might have read from a previous post, I went a whole month eating a strictly vegan diet. Having been a long-time vegetarian (9+ years), this was not as challenging as I anticipated. Not only did I survive the month, but I’ve decided…drum roll please…to make the full transition to being vegan. Animal Place
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ucumari / Foter.com / CC BY-NC-ND With Spring upon us in less than a month, I thought it would be appropriate to briefly touch on a fairly simple way to lose weight. But first, we must overcome a falsehood that has been drilled into your brain: fat is the enemy. My hope is that by
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