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Sleep Time for weight loss
Sleep and weight loss go hand in hand. Catching enough Zzzzz’s is part of keeping a check on your weight, and of course not falling asleep on the job. People who don’t get their 7-9 hours of sleep...
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150 minutes of exercise! The perfect number!
150! That’s right! The number of minutes of exercise you need a week. Sound like a lot? It’s not really. Divide by 7 and you have 21 + minutes a day. Pick an activity you enjoy and go for it! And you...
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Movement is Medicine
Aging can make us feel a bit creaky, stiff and sore at times. At 53, I sometimes have days where the last thing I want to do is exercise, but the more I work out, the better I actually feel. Think you...
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Friday Foodie: Quinoa Salad with Apples, Walnuts and Mint
Friday Foodie Quinoa Salad with Apples, Walnuts and Mint is a great mix of crispiness and popping flavors. The above picture shows the layers of color before tossing. I seem to have failed to take a...
View ArticlePump up the Volume to lose weight!
Who is going to stick with a weight loss program that leaves you hungry and feeling deprived? Not many people. I advocate a plant based diet for weight loss and getting blood sugar levels under...
View ArticleSay bye bye to low carb diets!
I am stepping out on a limb here, but the low carb diets making the rounds these days may be killing you. Eating mountains of meat is going to push your cholesterol levels up and cause serious...
View ArticleKazoozles! What?
I have been staying with my grandkids since Friday while my son and daughter-in-law were away. Tre, kept telling me about Kazoozles and that I must try them. The kids know Gramma is all about healthy...
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The Danger of Diet Soda
The danger of diet soda is summed up in two words: metabolic syndrome. What is metabolic syndrome? According to the Mayo Clinic, “Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions — increased blood...
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Bribery will get you….
Follow me on Bloglovin’! I’m hoping, bribery will get you to sign up for my blog on Bloglovin’. This app/website allows you to follow all your favorite blogs, and now that Google is removing the RSS...
View ArticleFriday Foodie: Watermelon Juice
Friday Foodie: Watermelon Juice This is so easy and refreshing. Watermelon is chock full of lycopene and vitamin A, plus it is a great way to replace electrolytes. Refrigerate a medium size watermelon....
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Sucker!
Sucker! We are all suckers, falling hook, line and sinker for the ploys of the big food giants and big pharmaca. Remember SnackWells’s? We all lined up to buy the blessed fat free cookie....
View ArticleFriday Foodie: Banana Wraps
Friday Foodie: Banana Wraps This is a great snack to make at home, or take to work and make there. These fill you up and satisfy your hunger until dinner time. Remove Romaine lettuce leaves from bunch....
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Who needs rules?
Who needs rules? You do! We all do! Success in being healthy is completely reliant on a plan, one that includes rules I will follow to be healthy. Once I know the rules and truly...
View ArticleFriday Foodie: A Spot of Tea
Friday Foodie: A Spot of Tea I am coming to you today from Edinburgh, Scotland, one of my favorite places in the world. I am staying at the Gladstone Bed and Breakfast, a simply lovely place with two...
View ArticleFriday Foodie: Southwestern Kale and Avocado Salad
Friday Foodie: Southwestern Kale and Avocado salad This is a great salad that can easily become a meal with a few chopped nuts sprinkled on top and a bowl of fruit for a side. Let me know if you have...
View ArticleFriday Foodie Minute: Avocado and Tomato Salad
Friday Foodie Minute: Avocado and Tomato Salad This salad takes not much more than a minute to throw together, yet is incredibly delicious. The avocado makes it rich enough to eat for a meal or divide...
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Friday Foodie: How to cook a spaghetti squash
Friday Foodie: How to cook a spaghetti squash Last week I showed you how to make a basil walnut pesto. This week, let’s make spaghetti squash and serve it up with some of that pesto. This is also good...
View ArticleFriday Foodie: An Asparagus Minute
Friday Foodie: An Asparagus Minute Fall and spring are the best times to enjoy asparagus and so I thought I would share with you a simple way to rid the spear of the woody, chewy ends. This works...
View ArticleFriday Foodie: Black Bean Soup
Friday Foodie: Black Bean Soup This is one of my all time favorite soup recipes, adapted from the Vegan Piggy, a blogspot that has been inactive for several years now. I changed up the amount of broth,...
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