My daughter’s ear isn’t bothering her nearly as much today. Except for – get this – when she hiccups!
I said, “What?! When you HICCUP? How about when you cough or sneeze or swallow?”
She said, “Nope. Not at all. Only when I hiccup.”
OK, so have you been hiccuping often today?”
“No, not really much at all.”
“OK then… [...]
Well, it appears as though, after almost 7 years, we might have the first ear infection in our family. Not a bad run!
Is it an infection for sure? Who knows. It’s a bit red, not overly swollen, but it has been bothering her quite a bit. It has also come hand in hand with a [...]
I love the start of a new week… so much hope and anticipation!
I have a routine I go through each weekend that I’ve come to depend on for helping me create fulfilling days, and weeks… and life.
I plan.
I’m sure you’re thrilled by the excitement that “planning” stirs up on in your soul! Stay with me…
Each [...]
I recently got this fun breakfast/lunch idea from one of the fitness authorities I follow – Craig Ballantyne. He’s full of fantastic ideas to keep nutrition and exercise interesting, fresh, fun and highly effective.
Craig shared his “recipe” for his favorite Banana Tacos. Sounds fun already, doesn’t it?!
He starts off with a healthy tortilla of his [...]
I’m all about simplifying the complex!
As I’ve discussed here many times before, weight loss, fat loss, losing inches and sizes and creating a lean, toned body involves many elements: nutrition, exercise and mindset.
Here’s a simple starting point… or a little reminder “flick” to those of you who aren’t necessarily starting this process… just need a [...]
I recently caught an interview on The Larry King Show with Jillian Michaels, star of The Biggest Loser.
The panel of guests consisted of Jillian Michaels, Suzanne Somers and Dr. Robin Smith. The topic was how 1/3 of Americans are losing sleep due to stress – primarily financial and job-related stress.
All three guests were offering advice [...]
We just got back last night from a VERY long weekend in Atlanta! We drove to a seminar – WITH the kids! I’m thinking we spent about 26-27 hours sitting in the car, as well as sitting in the seminar all day Friday, Saturday, Sunday AND Monday!
I’m very clearly reminded today why I always say, [...]
I thought you might get a kick out of this somewhat sarcastic take on the pharmaceutical industry! Enjoy!
(to open the link, click on “Continue Reading” first, then you’ll be able to open it)
Funny Clip of Bill Maher on an \”Anti-Pharma\” Rant
This is a follow up article to further clarify the health dangers and risks associated with soy consumption.
The ‘article’ is actually an interview with Dr. Kaayla Daniel, author of the groundbreaking book The Whole Soy Story: The Dark Side of America’s Favorite Health Food (http://www.thewholesoystory.com/index.php). Dr. Daniel is a leading expert in Nutrition and the [...]
Many years ago I was a vegetarian – in fact, I followed a vegan ‘diet’ for almost 2 years. It makes me shudder to think of that now!
The funny thing is, I made the decision to become a vegetarian based on the information (pseudo science) presented to me at that time, that indicated a vegetarian [...]
With more spring-like temperatures these days, I’ve been thinking a lot about running. As I’ve shared, I love running in all four seasons – I’m not a fair weather fan! At this time of year, when people are itching to get outside more and shed their winter insulation, I’ve mostly been thinking about how to [...]
Most of us now know that it’s best to avoid trans fats, hydrogenated fats and partially hydrogenated fats when choosing healthy food for our families. We’ve learned to quickly and carefully scan the ingredients on a label to ensure this nasty little toxin isn’t in our package of food.
But, what is being used to replace [...]
Yet another news story reminding us that the mass vaccination against the flu approach is failing.
So, what are we to do?
Yes, the flu can be devastating in some circumstances. No, I never, ever minimize that. It’s not devastating in the VAST majority of cases – can’t forget that. But if it were my kid, or my [...]
A little while back, I had the honor of doing a health and lifestyle consultation with an old friend of mine. I hadn’t seen him since college. He’s a vibrant, dynamic, gregarious “young” man of 40-ish years.
During the course of his consultation, he shared his health concerns and challenges with me, as well as his [...]
It seems celebrity, Gwyneth Paltrow, is taking a lot of heat lately for her new site, www.Goop.com, as well as several other ventures into healthy lifestyle she is publicly making.
Personally, I think that if someone has valid, substantial (and substantiated) information to share that could help someone else, they should go ahead and share it.
Heaven [...]
Yesterday, I saw that Jenny McCarthy had made headline news again. This time, she was primarily talking about how she’s grateful for Botox to keep her looking young, and how she doesn’t plan to take her clothes off for Playboy, or anyone else, anytime soon!
Neither of these things concern me too much. I can’t even imagine [...]
