Do we need supplements? Can’t we get all the nutrition we need from our food? Why should we take a bunch of pills every day? These are actually very good questions that deserve some very good answers. Let’s start with the question of getting all we need from our food. The simple answer is yes; […]
When was the last time you ate a bowl of Jell-O? All that wiggly jiggly fun bouncing around on your plate has a lot more going for it than you know. The main problem with Jell-O, specifically of course, is the massive amounts of sugar, artificial flavors and colors. But the basic wiggly jiggly of […]
Do you like to crunch? I know for Ellen, it isn’t a full meal unless there is something crunchy with the meal. I am not talking about celery. Yes, it is crunchy and crunch lovers trying to be healthy try really hard to convince themselves that celery is meeting their crunch need. But deep down […]
Normally I only do one philosophy article each month, but early this morning I awoke to thoughts about Valentine’s Day and the beliefs and perspectives we have about the whole love game. It was too early to get up so I decided to access higher wisdom and ask some questions about this arena of life. […]
A few months ago the World Health Organization released its Gallup poll survey of 146,000 people across the world to assess which countries were the happiest. The people were asked about their well being in five areas: their sense of purpose, social relationships, financial situations, community involvement and physical health. Based on their responses they […]
There is fat and there is belly fat. Most people think that the two are one and the same, but they are not. Fat on your hips and tush and fat on your chest and arms are energy storage depots for times when you do not have a regular food supply. In a healthy person […]
As a people, we pride ourselves on our appearance. We care for our looks and presentation at a level that in previous times was only available to nobility and the very wealthy. In this day and age this is expected of us, and if we do not, we are excluded from the companionship of polite […]
There are some new players out there in the battle for pizza lovers’ hard earned dollars – Blaze Pizza and Pieology. Why is that relevant to this newsletter? Because both new players are offering gluten free pizza, and according to the Internet, they offer dairy free cheese to go onto that pizza. Dairy free cheese […]
This last New Year’s weekend and Christmas weekend are the longest time off I have had in a couple years. While Christmas was very busy with family, New Years was a 3 ½ day opportunity to get caught up on all kinds of chores and projects. Instead, something else very different happened. About a month […]
The New Year is upon us. 2015 was a year full of new research and information in the field of nutrition and weight loss, all of which can benefit those of us who may possibly have put on a few pounds over the holidays. Since today is probably the start of many New Year’s resolutions […]