When Is Food Not Food?
Are you feeling over-stuffed after the Holidays? If you are like me, you left the ranch and grazed on lots of sugar, salt, and fat that made everything taste oh so good. Now you eye the scale and look to … Continue reading →
Category Archives: body&soul
The Vitamin D Dilemma
No one argues that we need Vitamin D. Although we call it a vitamin, our bodies also produce Vitamin D, along with melatonin, when we expose our skin to sunlight. According to Patrick Quillin PhD, RD, CNS, in his book … Continue reading →
The Lowly Celery Stalks Disease
I’m using that play on words for the title of this blog to make a point. It seems every article or book on nutrition I’ve read lately praises the health benefits of eating plants, and lots of them. But why? … Continue reading →
What is Your Life Season?
I’ve been musing about aging lately. Partly because I write about aging issues under my Care Giving blog stream, but mostly because I am “of a certain age” and growing older by the minute. Today, while driving through the fall … Continue reading →
America’s Healthcare Conveyor Belt
Make no mistake. Healthcare is a thriving industry in America. Are we getting a bang for our buck? Here is how our healthcare system ranks compared to other developed countries. Hint: disheartening considering how much money we … Continue reading →
Food Fight!
It’s so frustrating. Bombarded with ads for foods we know are bad for us, we still scarf down double hamburgers loaded with cheese and bacon, topped with added fries. After inhaling every delicious morsel, we lean back and think, … Continue reading →
Why Buy Organic?
Why Buy Organic? My mother would be shocked if she saw me cooking up a storm with my organic veggies. When she and Dad were married during World War II, cooking was the last thing on her radar. Her … Continue reading →
Mother Nature Rules
MOTHER NATURE RULES (whether we like it or not) Nature’s perfection – “Medicine Woman’s” (my daughter-in-law’s) garden It could be anything — a heart attack, cancer diagnosis, stroke. Suddenly your life stops at a crossroads. Make the best of … Continue reading →