As much as I support and encourage near daily exercise, we also have to know when to say when. Carol told me about her first hand experience with dehydration after a butt-kicking workout this past Sunday. It's not pleasant when one's head starts pounding and they can't cool down. Often some disorientation comes with this and one has to act quickly downing water and replacing … [Read more...] about The Heat is On in More Ways Than 1!
This and That
Simple Solutions
I hate using products that have a lot of chemicals in them, and the more I grow veggies, and watch my compost at work, the closer to nature I move. Recently, my favorite facial exfoliator is made from combining a few spoons of rice flour with just enough soy milk to make a paste. Apply all over face and leave on until it starts to dry. Then scrub around a little before … [Read more...] about Simple Solutions
Health IS Wealth
In my ongoing love/hate relationship with Dr. Oz, I will save the hate for another time because there is still a lot to love. Via his Transformation Nation Challenge, he has learned and is passing on to the public, at least as much as he has taught. With 1.2 million people participating in the transformation, he is not only helping them to achieve a healthy weight and healthy … [Read more...] about Health IS Wealth
Stalking
Well, who knew May was of all things, asparagus month? I am picky about my asparagus and very partial to the thin stemmed variety, skipping over the thick stemmed ones, every time. Apparently the older they are, the thicker they get, which makes a lot of sense. There are lots of things you can do with them, but around our house, we love to put some extra virgin olive oil and … [Read more...] about Stalking
A Mixed Bag of Tricks
How interesting that I should get a health bulletin today listing all the foods that are good for our hair. It's not necessary to list them, because basically, they are the same foods that are good for our skin, which I mentioned yesterday. Once again, eat the colors of the rainbow and you are flooding your body with nutrients good for everything, because they are foods that … [Read more...] about A Mixed Bag of Tricks