Archive for the ‘Shopping’ Category

Posted on September 25th, 2008 by by SaneFitness

Changing seasons doesn’t mean you have to change goals

For most of the country, fall is just around the corner. Soon, it’ll be time to put away your shorts and get out your sweaters. Before you know it, you’ll be getting ready for Halloween. But just because you’re wearing bulky clothes, don’t start eating foods that’ll make you bulky. Continue to find non-food treats [...]

Posted on April 18th, 2007 by by SaneFitness

When planning your grocery shopping

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 [...]

Posted on April 6th, 2007 by by SaneFitness

Make your own tinctures

I thought this site was interesting and informative so I’m passing on the information without making a decision on the the efficacy of all tinctures in all situations.
Tinctures and herbal extracts can cost a small fortune. This site claims that it offers the easiest way to make your own at home. In my opinion, [...]

Posted on March 19th, 2007 by by SaneFitness

Prunes may help Osteoporosis

I stumbled upon a post on a blog that says there may be a lot of benefits to eating plums, including reducing or reversing osteoporosis. It says that there is a study to test the benefits of plums, and helpfully lists a toll free number to call. (The blog has lots of other interesting information [...]

Posted on March 16th, 2007 by by SaneFitness

Keeping our parents safe and secure

My mother is elderly, yet she prefers to live by herself. I admire her sense of independence, but I’d prefer to know that she is safe at all times. I think that installing a LaserShield alarm system in her home may help both of us to rest easier.
The LaserShield Starter Kit could suit her [...]

Posted on March 14th, 2007 by by SaneFitness

Anecdotal information about Pinolenic Acid

I found a very informatve post on a A Frugal Living Blog by a Frugal Guy. His well written post discusses various methods of weight loss he has tried. I found the information about pinolenic acid working as an appetite suppressant to be very interesting. Pinolenic acid is a natural fatty acid that is [...]

Posted on March 13th, 2007 by by SaneFitness

Fresh air for sale

According to this site, cans of oxygen could be the next health fad, to be sold like bottles of water. If you don’t like the smell of air du jour, then you can also buy oxygen with scents like cherry, eucalyptus, lemon, or peppermint.
I don’t want to say it’s a “hoax”, because they really are [...]

Posted on March 13th, 2007 by by SaneFitness

Treating cancer with the Budwig diet

I apologize if this post is sloppy and poorly written. A reader asked me to research the Budwig diet, but I won’t be able to do so today, due to time constraints. In the meantime, here are some relevant links and I hope to have an in-depth review very soon:
The Cancer Cure Foundation gives the [...]

Posted on March 13th, 2007 by by SaneFitness

Passion Fruit: Cancer fighter?

There are two different types of passion fruit. A yellow variety grows in Brazil, while purplish brown passion fruits are grown in New Zealand and the United States. In other countries, passion fruit is believed to lower blood pressure, but there are no scientific studies to support or deny this theory. Passion fruit is a [...]

Posted on March 9th, 2007 by by SaneFitness

Is styrofoam dangerous to use?

According to the article on this blog, it says that when you put a hot food or beverage into a styrofoam container, then minute particles of styrofoam leak into the food or liquid.
The article is very well written and uses a rapier wit to get its point across. I would definitely suggest that everyone take [...]