Are You Ready For A Challenge?
Category: prevention
That question came up for my husband and me more than 25 years ago and we both agreed that we were ready for the challenge of adopting a daily nutrition […]
Don’t Wait To Make Healthy Choices
Category: prevention
According to a recent study, having higher than normal cholesterol and blood pressure before age 40 can raise your risk of heart disease later in life. Oftentimes we are not […]
When Prevention Prevails ~ Good Health Follows
Category: prevention
Many years ago, in the throes of motherhood, I never gave aging a second thought. I was too busy changing diapers, making a million meals (felt that way!), and making […]
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 […]
Do You Have 15 Minutes a Day? Spend it in Nature!
Category: Exercise
Ray and I spent the morning walking on the gravel trail at Fearrington Village, alongside a beautiful pond and gorgeous green, leafy trees. I found myself literally taken away with […]
Millenials ~ Facing Chronic Illnesses
Category: prevention
According to a recent health insurance report by Blue Cross Blue Shield, Millenials in this country born between 1981 and 1996 are now facing a serious health issue ~ aside […]
The Power of Real Food
Category: prevention
We all know vegetables are a food group we all should partake of daily. Some of us love that; others do not (my husband being one of those!) Thinking about […]
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 […]
Sleep Deprivation and Alzheimer’s Disease ~ A Connection?
Category: Brain Health
Have you found yourself with any of the following symptoms: yawning. moodiness. fatigue. irritability. depressed mood. difficulty learning new concepts. forgetfulness. inability to concentrate or a “fuzzy” head. This might be due to […]