Summertime Bliss
Category: Healthy Nutrition
Why Fat is Back on MY Menu
Category: Healthy Nutrition
In 1977, when I was in my mid-thirties, a Senate committee led by George McGovern published its landmark “Dietary Goals for the United States,” urging Americans to eat less high-fat […]
My 7 Steps of Prevention
Category: Exercise
Prevention is described as to keep from happening or to be in readiness for. Here are my own personal “7 steps” of prevention that I feel have made a difference […]
Do You Really Want That Shamrock Shake?
Category: Healthy Nutrition
We all love our treats ~ and apparently McDonald’s Shamrock Shake is quite popular. This article, just published in Huffington Post in time for those March Irish specials, is […]
November 2 is Vitamin D Day ~ Are You “D-Ficient?”
Category: Healthy Nutrition
“Vitamin D deficiency is a global pandemic that has serious health consequences for children and adults. Improvement in the world’s vitamin D status could significantly reduce risk of many chronic […]
A Scary Fact About Sugar ~ It Makes Us Age Faster
Category: Healthy Aging
I loved Halloween as a kid ~ I loved the dressing up, the “scary” stuff, and of course, ALL THAT SUGAR!!! Our holidays, including our “second favorite holiday” Halloween, Thanksgiving, […]
Another Birthday for “Little Mac”
Category: Healthy Nutrition
Well….it has been another year for “Little Mac” to hang around and another birthday for my grandson. It seemed like just yesterday I was sitting at a fast food […]
Taking Steps to Prevent Breast Cancer
Category: Exercise
We all know friends and family affected by breast cancer. In fact, about 1 in 8 U.S. women (about 12.4%) will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her […]
10 Habits to Help Keep Our Brains Healthy
Category: Brain Health
Are you experiencing loss of memory, forgetting a name, losing concentration in meetings? According to David Perlmutter, M.D., FACN, a board-certified neurologist and a leader in the field of complementary […]
8 Simple Ways to Incorporate Fiber into our Daily Diet
Category: Healthy Nutrition
Do you often suffer from irregularity, constipation, and sluggishness? These symptoms may suggest that you are not taking in the recommended 20-35 grams of fiber per day. Statistically, according to […]