"Think of the fierce energy concentrated in an acorn! You bury it in the ground, and it explodes into an oak. Bury a sheep, and nothing happens but decay." --George Bernard Shaw Have a happy Vegan Feast Thursday. Just for this day, consider opting for foods that will energize you...you just might like the way you feel! Just saying... Related articles Survey Says... … [Read more...] about Want More Energy? We are What we Eat.
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Playing Hide and Seek with Sodium
Last week, I started to pay a little closer attention to my sodium intake. Because I have had symptoms of Meniere's disease, because I am a health wellness geek, because EVERYTHING makes me retain fluids, because I battled with some blood pressure issues while going through menopause, I have tried to keep my sodium intake at about 1000 mgs. a day. With some mild vertigo … [Read more...] about Playing Hide and Seek with Sodium
94 Minutes to Better Health, Seriously
Happy Saturday one and all. Carol and I saw Forks Over Knives yesterday and we both really enjoyed it. I want everyone in the world to see the movie, not because I want everyone in the world to eat the way I do, but because I want everyone in the world to be healthy! I want you to help yourself learn how to avoid the big, lifestyle diseases like cancer, diabetes and heart … [Read more...] about 94 Minutes to Better Health, Seriously
Eat More, Weigh Less
"I don't understand why asking people to eat a well-balanced vegetarian diet is considered drastic, while it is medically conservative to cut people open and put them on cholesterol-lowering drugs for the rest of their lives." ~Dean Ornish (author of Eat More, Weigh Less) … [Read more...] about Eat More, Weigh Less
Floating on a Cloud
Front page local news headline story: Yoga Lessons Help Autistic Student. Of course it does, yoga will help every student, every employee, every ONE! Now taught at 25 schools in Broward County, yoga is teaching children (and the world) HOW to relax. This word HOW, really popped out at me. It's not enough to teach people they have to relax, I realize they need to learn HOW … [Read more...] about Floating on a Cloud