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Tip 2. Some is Better than None.

Shirley and Fred have been students of mine for about 6 years.  They are a lovely, fit, couple who attend classes on an average of three times a week.  The class the...

Wake up and Eat...This.

Last night's gathering was great, as always.  While the split-pea soup ended up cooking too long and getting a little too thick, it was still eaten by all.  After pi...

No Cookies for Santa

It's always exciting to start a new season of Biggest Loser.  Last night we met 10 couples and watched the first challenge of the season and 1 couple eliminated,  be...

Joyce's Journey. A Simple Reminder.

Much of the world is waking up today and thinking about how they can improve their lives.  Many have resolved to do many different things more, or less, but no resol...

Know Your Numbers

The single greatest form of exercise we can do tonight, is to exercise responsibility.  It's easy to say we don't drink and drive, until we are drinking....and then...

Watching Our Gardens Grow

Over the past couple of months we have planted some tomato plants, carrot seeds, some herbs and 3 kinds of lettuce.  It's amazing how the first few weeks everything...

Go Ask Alice...

When I was growing up, the general consensus was that mushrooms had no nutritional value.  Where that myth started, I have no idea (but my guess would be by the meat...

A World Divided or Just Do SOMETHING!

We are clearly a divided nation about many things and one of them is how to treat this week regarding eating and exercise.  Some feel that we might as well wait for...