Our Health Journey

In September, my husband, my daughter Trisha and I set out on what became a three week vacation. This is not about what we did or where we went but more about the health benefits of vacations. You may wonder how vacations fit the picture of health news. Well, this is […]

World class athletes and extreme explorers need to replace nutrients that have been depleted from working or playing hard. They also need that extra fuel that helps them achieve their ultimate potential. Shaklee and their sports nutrition products come to their aid. To read what some of the athletes who use Shaklee […]

In my recent Shaklee Cinch Recipe post I mentioned the fact that Cinnamon is a natural appetite suppressant. My next door neighbor was surprised to hear that fact and asked me about what other spices she might use to help with her health issues, at which point it occurred to me that perhaps in […]

Wouldn’t it be great to have a dietitian and a nutritionist plan and prepare our meals. If we want optimal health and if we want to prevent certain diseases; obesity, cardiovascular and type 2 Diabetes, we could use their help. Most of us know that we should eat a balanced diet but, […]

Our food choices matter. It’s not just what we choose but, how what we choose is grown and processed. It matters because we are what we eat. It matters because of the impact that our choices have on the environment; our soil, water; rivers and lakes and air. It matters to […]

What is it that we all want in our daily life? QUALITY! We want to get up every morning feeling great. We don’t want to deal with aches and pains, but what are we willing to do to attain this? Are we willing to trade that 2nd cup of coffee […]

The past couple of weeks have been extremely busy, hectic ones - including traveling out-of-state with my parents to celebrate my niece’s college graduation, and we all know how crazy airline travel is these days - but even when the “busyness” stems from happy events, it can still be stressful on one’s mind and body, […]

According to data collected over an 8-year period in a study done by the Swedish-based Karolinska Institute, persons who consumed five or more servings of sugar daily had a 90% increase in their risk of developing pancreatic cancer

I was reading one of my other favorite blogs yesterday - written by a friend of mine, Donna Adinolfi, who writes mostly about spa vacations and also about health & nutrition, and on her blog she referenced a recently posted article at another site about “Sugar vs Fat: Which is Worse?”…….it is a very lengthy […]

Most people take better care of their cars than they do of their own bodies. They will pay for high octane fuel for their car but won’t pay for quality supplements to fuel their body. They expect quality of life but don’t realize that they need to take action to insure that. Good […]

In my last post I touched on my former practice of using Benadryl as a sleep aid (I actually used the Equate Sleep Aid - a generic version of Benadryl) - which I abandoned due to the bladder problems caused by the antihistamine in Benadryl, Tylenol PM, and most over-the-counter sleep aids. […]

I learned something new a couple of weeks ago - something that totally shocked me and taught me a valuable lesson. The lesson is this: when you have a problem, by all means talk to your doctor about it, but if your doctor can’t offer a solution (and I mean a real solution […]

Sometimes the simple act of grocery shopping can be overwhelming to those of us trying to lose weight, or those just trying to eat healthier even if they are presently at a good weight for their body.
So many of the foods available to us on our store shelves are highly processed, high fat, high sugar […]

Last night MSNBC broadcast the documentary “SuperSize Me”. I know it’s a few years old, but somehow I missed seeing it when it first came out, and just never got around to renting it. I couldn’t sleep anyway, so I stayed up late to watch it. Boy what an eye-opener! I highly […]