My sister, MLL, has two little terriers that think they are the terrors of her town. Well, they’re not that bad, they just jump on everything. You wouldn’t think they could inflict so much damage, but their little toes have been known to ruin furniture and car upholstery. They ride with her constantly in her [...]

One mistake that I used to make was to forget to check my coupons to help me save on healthy food items. In my mind, I guess I had prejudged the manufacturers and thought that they only offered savings on “junk food”. While its true that most coupons are for foods that have poor nutritional [...]

This list says these 10 foods can help you burn fat. At the top of the list is oatmeal. I would think it could help as long as you avoid adding cream, butter or sugar. Then again, who in the world would eat plain oatmeal?
It also mentions other predictable foods. However, I strongly disagree with [...]

I know that many scientists think that lycopene helps fight against cancer. We’ve all heard that tomatoes are a good source of lycopene as well. However, did you know that there is lycopene in some types of grapefruit as well? Although watermelon and guava also have some, lycopene is what’s responsible for the color [...]

Have you ever heard of food tolerance and how it relates to a healthy diet? This page says that each person has different degrees of tolerance to different types of food. They suggest that what may be tolerated by my neighbor may not be beneficial to me. It says that food tolerance may be affected [...]

It seems to me that people have been talking about the dangers of fluoride for a very long time. As a matter of fact, I seem to remember my parents debating the subject with a relative when I was a child. I don’t remember the results of the debate, but I do remember hearing the [...]

There’s an old saying, “If you don’t use it, you lose it”. But for some, once they leave school, it can be difficult to get in the learning mode. However, I’ve found a few tricks that I use to help improve my thinking processes.
Don’t skip breakfast. Your brain needs protein to feed on and a [...]

I’ve read a lot about the benefits of coconut milk so I bought some at the store recently. However, now I just have to get up the “courage” to pour it into a cup and drink it. I admit that I’m not a big fan of any kind of milk, even if I think that [...]

A bit of a casual slouch never hurt anyone, but consistent bad posture may cause your muscles, joints and ligaments to incur more stress than you may realize. Poor posture may result in problems such as compression of blood vessels, muscle strain and fatigue. These helpful diagrams show the consequences of sitting or standing improperly. [...]