I went to a doctor in August who suggested that I have my Vitamin D level checked. She seemed fairly confident that my level would be low given my lack of regular sun exposure and my diligence with sunscreen. While the average adult only needs 15-20 mins of sun/day without sunscreen to meet their vitamin [...]
I want to see this movie.
Got this new FORLIFE brew-in-mug teaware last week in Austin and I’ve been using it every night with some herbal tea. Loose tea is sexier than bagged tea. Even when all you do is cut open the bag…
Somewhere in high school or college, when eating healthy became something of a competition among friends, I first became addicted to yogurt. Always having been skeptical of sugar, I stuck religiously to the artificially sweetened, fat free selections, but still with plenty of natural carbohydrates from the dairy and moderate protein. I [...]
I know what you’re thinking… how can a salad actually be that great? A few weeks ago, my parents and I dined at the Lever House restaurant. In keeping with my new theory that the appetizers are always better than the entrees at fancy restaurants, I ordered a pair of appetizers [...]
Detox is over! I have to say having my traditional cup of English Breakfast tea with milk and Splenda this morning was a long awaited pleasure. Overall though, I did pretty well. Course there were a few slip ups – I had three Cheese-Its one night on a double shift, I [...]
While I don’t drink tea expressly for its health benefits and I’m not overly concerned about my cardiovascular health right now, this news still falls in the category of no good!
Milk cancels health benefit of drinking tea: study
The study is Addition of milk prevents vascular protective effects of tea. by M. Lorenz, N. Jochmann, A. [...]
The first two days of detox were fine. I’ve done the healthy eating kick thing before so it’s not such a stretch for me to cut out all the junk. Today however was a bear.
The dull ache in my head started around noon and grew progressively worse throughout the day. I thought [...]
A few weeks ago a friend at work suggested we “detox” after the new year. Not that either of us are particularly toxin-laden or toxic in our lifestyles, but we decided to go ahead with the plan. We decided to start on Jan 2 knowing that the 1st would require a healthy [...]
I am a professed lover of all things pumpkin. Pumpkin muffins, pumpkin butter, pumpkin candles, pumpkin bread, pumpkin shampoo… You name the pumpkin product, I love it. For years and years, my anticipation of Thanksgiving was intimately associated with my grandmother’s Pumpkin Chiffon Pie. Currently my brother is the master [...]