Fall is officially here. I know this not only from the calendar and fewer hours of daylight, but by the temperature of my house when I wake up in the morning. BRRRR! Oh, and I’m already cleaning up leaves in my flowerbeds and around the yard. Seems...
Labor Day weekend is upon us, signaling the unofficial end of summer. I’ve noticed the sun setting a bit earlier each day. This week in NW Indiana, we’ve been experiencing 90+ degree heat, along with stifling humidity. Yet, the prior week we experienced 70-degree days with nights that...
Welcome to 2024. Year after year, resolutions involving health, fitness, weight loss and eating healthier top the list. How about you? Do you have you some health goals to work on in this New Year? In case you do or are considering it, here are 10 easy steps...
The holiday season, spanning from Thanksgiving to New Year's, is often synonymous with joy and celebration…stress, anxiety and perhaps a bit of weight gain. Balancing holiday indulgence with healthy habits is key to enjoying this festive time without compromising your well-being. Here are some tips...
Last week I shared a list of brain-boosting foods with the promise of more to come. Here are some additional foods that you may choose to include in your diet to help improve brain health. Whole Grains: Brown rice, whole wheat, quinoa, and other whole...
Whew! Another Thanksgiving celebration in the books. Hope you enjoyed some great family time along with your traditional as well as some non-traditional dishes. If you’ve done any shopping online or in a store during the year, you’re probably getting way too many dings on your...
I find it fascinating when one single food, or in this case, an herb, can contribute so much to our health. Cilantro is one such herb. While it’s not one of my favorites, I’m trying to creatively sneak it into my life because of its benefits. By...
For those of you who have been following my blog for the last year and a half, you may recall my weekly posts about the size of my friend’s baby in utero compared to various fruits and vegetables. Baby Angelos celebrated his first birthday, and I...
Some of us haven’t seen the sun in…well, days. There’s been so much rain that I’ve been looking around town to see if anyone is building an ark. Temperatures may swing from eighty degrees during the day to the fifties (or lower) at night. Do I...
This week baby is the size of a honeydew melon. I think of honeydew as cantaloupe’s cousin. It has a similar shape, only a bit bigger, which explains why it’s the fruit for week #35 and not #34. Honeydew’s sweet flesh is typically light green, while...