Not only does Calcium help keep our bones strong, but there are many reasons to keep adequate Calcium levels up including for weight loss. Calcium helps play a role in the prevention/treatment of the following conditions: Osteoporosis Kidney Stones Premenstrual syndrome Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome IBS – Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome Colon […]
Nutrition
Sugarless Saturdays…
We have Meatless Mondays and Taco Tuesdays, so why not create a Sugarless Saturday?! Okay, so it doesn’t roll off the tongue as smooth as the other titles but I think it’s the most important one! Yes it’s Saturday, and I am choosing to not eat any sugar today. […]
Outdoor grilling time…but is it as safe as you think?
The weather is warming up outside and people are returning to their outdoor grills. I do love to BBQ but the news this morning reminded me that there are some dangers to this way of cooking. The first story was about an Ecoli breakout, which they are still trying to […]
Say bye to heartburn naturally
I just know y’all are being so good and eating your fruits and vegetables and have them daily with your meals. But just in case you need another reason to get some vegetables and leafy greens in your diet…it’s to alkalize. What do you mean by that Julie? Awwww […]
BFF your liver with lemon water!
I love the term BFF, Best Friend Forever. When I was in school we called our best friends “Be Fri’s” and wore necklaces that were hearts broken in half and one side said “Be” and the other side said “Fri” and you would each wear one. (Callin all my 80’s […]
Calorie counting, that’s so old school…
So I was having this great run and was thinking what I was going to eat after to help nourish and strengthen these muscles and bones of mine that allowed me to have such a great run. Protein was the first thing that popped into my head. When I got […]
Eat more of these to prevent colds and flu
It is the time of year when you start hearing the sneezing and sniffling and coughing sounds and you try to avoid everyone that is making them. I used to get a cold every year at this time even though I would wash my hands and sleep a good 8 […]
October is Non-GMO Month!
GMO: Genetically Modified Organism. Below is an explanation of what GMO is and why it’s being used and benefits (benefits? really?) and controversies. All the more reason for me to eat organic. I don’t want to be a human science experiment… Combining genes from different organisms is known as recombinant […]
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