Peace and Fitness

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Amber Waves of Grain…

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By now, everyone knows they should be trying to eat more WHOLE grains but are we?  Pick up most ANY breads at the grocery store, though, and you will realize that it's not easy to find one.  If the ingredients say ENRICHED, than there is your tip that the grains are not whole.  You cannot just read the package, you MUST read the ingredients.  Ezekiel bread is a great source of … [Read more...] about Amber Waves of Grain…

The Plate is Half Full and the Heat is Definitely ON!

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The plate is half full...of vegetables and fruit, that is!  Today, first lady Michelle Obama and Tom Vilsack, secretary of agriculture, reveal the updated food pyramid, which is no longer a pyramid at all, instead it's a plate.  Right away, a plate makes more sense.  It's a better visual.  On the plate, there really is no room for sweets and fats.  You fill half of it with … [Read more...] about The Plate is Half Full and the Heat is Definitely ON!

Perfection is Just an Illusion

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Please forgive me if this opinionated blog sounds preachy for it is truly not my intention.  It is an outpouring of thoughts that have been circling my mind lately and that I feel worth sharing, because I know the same demon that haunts me, haunts too many of us.  In my line of work, it is commonplace for me to hear all the things that people (especially women) wish they could … [Read more...] about Perfection is Just an Illusion

Season 11 BL Finale…Just a Half a Day Away!

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I see a theme.  A country boy won this season's Celebrity Apprentice and another country boy is projected to win this season's American Idol.  Does this mean an opera singer will win Biggest Loser?  Or is one of the contestants a little bit country?  You can all tell my mind has gone a little crazy waiting for tonight's finale...of BL, that is. Because I am so fixated on … [Read more...] about Season 11 BL Finale…Just a Half a Day Away!