Most days I like to take a walk around the neighborhood where I work to give me a break from sitting behind my desk. The security guard often asks me if I’m going grocery shopping. Kind of an odd thing to ask a person, but he knows me well, and knows that I enjoy looking
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You could scour the internet and the bookstores and come up with about as many diets as there are people on this planet. Nutritionist, scientist, bloggers, your next door neighbor, heck, even the government is always telling you what to eat and what not to eat. It’s enough to make any sane person crazy. It
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Some of you may not have heard of kombucha. Or maybe you have seen it at the grocery store but haven’t mustered the courage to taste it. “After all,” you might be saying, “I’m not even sure I can pronounce it.” It wasn’t until recently that kombucha has become “mainstream,” but it is hardly the
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“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.” (Buddha) The Secret to health?……hmmmmm……What is health? Am I healthy if I am free from disease? Am I healthy if I am
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Reading labels and understanding food advertising can be confusing. According to a 2013 Gallup poll survey,68 percent of Americans say they pay a “fair amount of attention to food labels, but the caveat is that you have to read them correctly in order to be able to make the best decisions. In fact, it can feel like you
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It’s important to be armed with information when you go to see your doctor. Most doctors spend very little time studying nutrition in medical school and to add insult to injury, drug companies are constantly peddling their wares to the medical community as the next cure all. By taking an active role in your health
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It has taken a while, but I have finally come to appreciate cow tongue as part of my repertoire for meals. And I have received a few looks. (You know the kind.). Its not often used in the United States except for in ethnic cooking. I remember having it once as a child and I
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[This post contain affiliate links] There are a few items in my kitchen that have become indispensable for me, and the SousVide water oven quickly became one of those. I ditched the ever-popular Crock-Pot (mostly because my meat was always dry) and developed a repertoire of meals made in the water oven. Top-end restaurants have
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Getting ready for the week ahead can be overwhelming enough, but when you add in kids’ activities, church activities, and your own activities while still trying to eat healthy and incorporate exercise into your routine, it can get downright exhausting. Some weeks can seem so overwhelming that you just throw your arms up in
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