Health Tips

Who would have thought that a tightly wound green head of cabbage would be so beneficial to our health? Cabbage is from the family of broccoli and there are lots of cousins in this family and they all provide health giving nutrients to those who include cabbage as a regular menu item. Surprisingly, this vegetable…

Life Extension® is a great resource for healthy living. Their writers keep the readers informed on many levels of nutrition, supplements and timely health tips. Keeping young requires a mind-set that prioritizes fitness and healthy eating. Most often, healthy living requires supplementation because our diets and our food supply has been sabotaged with chemicals and…

It’s true! Today I am a big piece of homemade chocolate cake! It’s rare that chocolate cake is my choice to break my fast. Usually, eggs, no toast, no meat is what I have most days between 9:00 and 10:00 each morning. Today, as I peered at the last piece of this moist, delightful cake,…

Farmer’s Almanac (www.almanac.com) is read daily by millions worldwide. Their folksy articles, recipes and plant growing tips never fail to provide the best, timely advice. Recently the Fire Cider Recipe was published. It’s easy to put together and ideal to have on hand to ward off flu and other germs, especially during the very cold…

Intermittent fasting has taught me that food counts. Oh sure, not eating for sixteen hours sounds like a long time between meals and it is…that’s why they call it fasting.  A recent discussion regarding this ideal way to better manage weight centered on how much food could we eat in 8 hours and what foods…

Do you give yourself permission to take an unexpected day off and just have some fun? Many have forgotten how to really have fun. Maybe you just need a heart change. Fun can come in many ways, some unexpected – sometimes we fail to react to incidents that used to make us smile and laugh,…

Sitting at my desk hours at a time has been my routine for quite some time. You, too? Practically everything required in business these days involves the computer – private consultations, training, Zoom meetings, writing, etc., these activities are usually performed while sitting. Sitting for such long stretches may be productive; however, your back, neck,…

Ok, so I was a little late in planning for a bronchitis event. Little did I know that riding four hours in a closed car with my sister would expose me to a horrific cold and flu. One of our most beloved cousins passed away and our presence was needed at the funeral so into…

Remember the slogan, “the best part of waking up is Folgers in your cup?”  Their television commercials were usually centered around hearth and home making coffee and coffee drinking an integral part of enjoying the aroma and taste of coffee. I still appreciate the heady fragrance of fragrant coffee in the morning. For years my…

Get out your tape measure and measure your waistline…pleased with what you see? Mad enough to make you want to do something about that reading that indicates you’ve been piling on the pounds? Intermittent fasting just might be the ticket for you. Choose an 8 hour window of time in which to eat. If your…