April is National Autism Awareness Month Autism is a developmental disorder that affects a child’s ability to communicate and interact with others. Autism is one group of disorders that comprise Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) and usually appears in early childhood, according to MayoClinic.com. Other ASDs include Asperger Syndrome and Pervasive Developmental Disorder – Not […]
Health & Nutrition
Antimicrobial resistance and why you should care?
Thursday, April 7 was World Health Day and the focus for 2011 was on antimicrobial resistance, also called antibiotic resistance. In essence it is bacteria we are trying to kill that just don’t die! Instead, they adapt and that is why you should care… Bacteria are adapting Antibiotics are less effective and have been used […]
Yellow, blue or green – which artificial sweetener is better?
It was usually on cold winter mornings when I would wake up to the call of “Tabby (usually pronounced TAFF-y) hotcakes! I’d walk in a daze to the cold kitchen and instantly wake to the sounds of sizzling butter and the smell of cooked batter. Pancake time! Papa as everyone called him (Grandpa) never measured […]
Spring Cleaning? The one place often overlooked.
As the first day of Spring approaches and wildflowers start to bloom, dreams of longer days and warm sunlight remind me how much dirt and dust has collected. This is typically the time of year I give everything in the house a good scrub! I go through the closets and discard any items that haven’t […]
healthy soul: you + me = us
There are many things you do to find center. You downward dog. Your thumbs turn green. You find comfort in the smell of fresh baked bread kneaded by the strength of your hands. You escape…for a few blissful moments and return feeling rejuvenated. This last weekend, I escaped with my Fiance. Our weekend opened up […]
Another Revolution is coming…
We should give the kids what they should get and what we think they should have. And if they don’t like it, they’ll get used to it. – Jamie Oliver Jamie Oliver was the Ted Prize winner for 2010. His inspirational, impassioned presentation on why we need to change the way we eat has, in […]
Keys to Success: Sleep and Breakfast
This week is National School Breakfast Week and Sleep Awareness Week. While the two seemingly are unrelated, they go hand-in-hand. School-age child or not, getting a good night’s sleep and eating a good breakfast helps jump start your metabolism and get your day going! Question for parents: What do you do the night before your […]
Food and Sex – What really goes on behind closed doors
Sex sells and a google search for foods that boost your sex drive, enhance the libido, or increase sexual performance yields over 1 million results! Where does one begin and what information should we try or toss? Instead of picking up the latest magazine I perused a handful of those 1 million results, searched for […]
A Sodium Frame of Mind
There was nothing really surprising in the 2010 Dietary Guidelines. The report reminded us that we have an obesity epidemic and should balance calories and physical activity to maintain a healthy weight. In the 112 page document there were also key recommendations. The recommendations were the same principals stressed due to increasing evidence that 1) […]
2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans: What you should take away
Every five years the dietary guidelines for Americans are reviewed and updated based on comprehensive studies of our nation’s health. They are jointly issued by the Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services. But what exactly are they and why should you care? The guidelines are recommendations, advice, or tips on how to eat […]