I had a little meltdown last night. It was just after a big Publix grocery shop and just before dinner. The question was WHAT TO EAT? Wanting to lean away from animal products, processed foods, high carbs, high calories, toxins, sugars, salts, additives, preservatives AND maintain an "ideal" body weight is hard enough, but couple that with post-menopause and it is even more … [Read more...] about LET THERE BE LETTUCE and LIGHT!
Mom is Always Right
"Drink a glass of ginger ale if you have a stomachache." Why it's true: Ginger has been proven effective at soothing queasy stomachaches, whether from motion sickness, pregnancy, the flu, or even chemotherapy. It's credited with many other medicinal properties as well. One study showed that ginger was even MORE effective than Dramamine for those suffering from motion … [Read more...] about Mom is Always Right
Keep LIFTING
Without going into a rant about the drug companies, (I'll try)- another reason to keep lifting those weights and doing weight bearing exercise--Yesterday, the news reported a connection between the very drugs prescribed for loss of bone density and--loss of bone density. Yup, you read that correctly. Fosomax, Boniva, Actonel and Reclast may all, in some rare cases, be linked … [Read more...] about Keep LIFTING
Losing and Gaining…Biggest Loser
One of the biggest things we gain, when we lose weight, is self-esteem. Often, we forget how far we have come and on BL we sometimes forget how far THEY have come. Though last night's show saw Cheryl go home, she left half her size and twice (at least) as bold and secure. Remember how quiet she was in the early episodes? It was so nice to see her looking great, feeling … [Read more...] about Losing and Gaining…Biggest Loser
Nourishing our Temples
As I sit here this morning, thinking about what we shouldn't eat and more importantly what we SHOULD eat--reading comments/emails from yesterdays blog about the Ocsars and flashing back to images of Sarah Jessica Parker, I am once again shaking my head about how challenging it is to be PERFECT! When I say that, I mean not only "perfect" visually, but also on the inside. I … [Read more...] about Nourishing our Temples