Should you take a vitamin supplement and if so, do you take a multi-vitamin or perhaps just a little extra vitamin C? Is any one vitamin more important than another? And aren’t vitamins for the elderly anyway? Arguments for and against supplements are many; and the decision to take supplements is personal and self-prescribed. How […]
Health & Nutrition
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe…
Choice, some times it is easy and sometimes it isn’t. And when it comes to our health it can become especially complicated; however, it doesn’t have to be…all you have to do is choose…
a vulnerable strong heart
photo by eva blue “Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States. Almost two-thirds of the women who die suddenly of coronary heart disease have no previous symptoms. In the United States, someone has a heart attack every 34 seconds.” – CDC Fact Sheet February […]
Looking back to see ahead
Over dinner on New Year’s Eve, I asked everyone what was their highlight of the year. Travel seemed to be the top pick as well as adventure. For my husband and I (we were not allowed to pick our wedding), it was a trip to Belize and our dives that became our highlights. Thinking back […]
The Naughty Month
With the spirit of the holidays infecting us early (after all Christmas decorations were available before Thanksgiving), the chocolate, wine and all things unhealthy begin to seduce us. One may wonder if the month of December isn’t the true test of our good intentions: those resolutions we made at the beginning the year. Yet, others […]
Turkey Week 2011 – Tip 1 Thawing
As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, grocery stores will likely be crowded and some items sold out. With all the planning and preparation spent creating the perfect meal to be shared among close family and friends, the one thing that can put a dent in the timeline is the turkey! Thawing the turkey always seems to […]
Time out – not just for kids
GoAnimate.com: The last month and a half was a bit busy and stressful as I worried about school, training for my next marathon, fundraising, and planning my wedding. The difference is that today: I am less than three days from my marathon, I am five weeks away from my wedding, and I have one less […]
Is Your Diet Making You Sick?
Last weekend I learned my seven year old niece has a white blood cell count that is on the low end of the normal range. I began to wonder why her white blood count (WBC) is different from her younger sister who has healthy numbers according to her mom. It was then that I started […]
Just because it says Whole Grain…
…doesn’t mean it is good for you. It’s Back to School month and along with getting new clothes and school supplies, there are some new labels on cereals. The Whole Grain label. What was your favorite cereal growing up? My favorite seemed to change by the minute and sometimes I would get the coveted precious […]
Surprising Vision Myths
I was approximately 14 years old when it happened. I was living in Germany at the time and my mother and I were leaving the store. It was a very cold day. Cold enough you could see your breath formed words if you tried to speak. Shuffling over the black ice to our car, […]