Most of us would appreciate a lot of good luck any time of the year. Some cultures believe that certain foods start the year off in the right direction. Beans, round foods and noodles seem to be high on the list, as well as lucky desserts! Now who wouldn’t feel lucky to enjoy the best […]
Valisure, an online pharmacy known for testing every batch of medication they sell, announced this week that they petitioned the FDA to recall 40 batches of sunscreens and after-sun products tested for high levels of the chemical benzene. This ingredient is getting a lot of news coverage currently. The company tested 294 batches from 69 […]
Over the next few months I will be writing shorter articles (do I hear applause?). I had rotator cuff surgery in April and need to limit my typing for a short time. Recovery is going very well. In addition to my temporary limitations, my husband will be having yet another surgery for an ongoing […]
In November our time falls back by an hour, yet I’m waking up an hour earlier! I teach a meditative drawing class and this week I was there 45 minutes earlier! I try to take a nap in the afternoon and can’t fall asleep! I’m hoping I will adjust soon. By January it seems like […]
I Just want to let you know that I may not write a newsletter in December. It will resume in January, 2020. The reason why there may not be a December newsletter, is that I am going to have shoulder surgery soon. While it will be a simple and hopefully not complicated out-patient procedure, it […]
Recently I have been receiving emails encouraging me to purchase SEO programs and other products/services. Four different individuals wrote the exact same text in each of their separate notices. Another individual actually wrote that I have duplicate articles on my site. This isn’t true. If the title seems like a duplicate it isn’t! The information […]
Stepping on the bathroom scale doesn’t tell you the what your real weight is! Scale weight alone is not a clear indicator of good health because it does not distinguish between pounds that come from body fat and those that come from lean body mass or muscle. Carrying too much fat is a condition called […]
Kombucha tea has been claimed to be the beverage that will fix many health conditions. Everything from immunity, improved digestion and just about every disease known to mankind. The results are almost magical among believers of this beverage. Just recently my local health food store put in a Kombucha sample bar. They have three flavors […]
Coconut oil seems to be a new healthy food. But is it? It is known that coconut oil is very high in saturated fat. With 12 grams per tablespoon. Compare that to olive oil, which has 1.9 grams of saturated fat per tablespoon. But it does have 14 grams of total fat, but almost all […]
This story hit the news like wildfire last week. It was in at least 9 of the professional newsletter I receive plus world news, and other resources. If you missed it here are the details. Medscape.com covered this story well. It said “higher coffee intake is linked to significantly lower risk for death, two large […]
