Phillip and I were back for my 3 month checkup yesterday. I completed blood work on Tuesday and felt calm about where I was at. I’ve had some fatigue, but nothing dramatic. Life was moving along as life does so I assumed my kidney was following suit. During my January…
According to Nielsen report, the average American watches between 37 and 40 hours of live and DVR TV each week. I’ve decided to do something about that, again, in my household. I say “again” because I have a love/guilt relationship with the TV. Since I was sick a lot growing…
Your morning can make or break the whole day. Sleep in, forget to eat breakfast, get stuck in traffic and everything will seem off. I pay special attention to how I begin my day so that I can have the energy and optimism necessary to make it productive and enjoyable.…
There has been lots of talk recently about the benefits of lemon water. Lemon is an alkalizing food which means that it can reduce levels of acidity in the body to keep everything in balance. High levels of acidity have been linked to increased risk of illness. Here’s a great…
Ahh coffee, let me count the ways… You warm me through and through You wake me up You bring together friends You are there for the good conversations You helped me meet that deadline You got me though that meeting We celebrate holidays together You greet me first thing in…
Growing up my parents were on the “Benesh Diet.” It was mainly raw and vegan with lots of fresh vegetable and fruit juice. One of the recipes that came out of this diet was carrot-apple juice. Although I ate healthy as child my diet was more varied than way my…
The Norwegian diet is related to their location on the globe. Up in the frigid arctic waters where they are situated exists an abundance of seafood and wild game which takes up a big portion of their dinner plate. Breakfast was fairly typical European with lots of breads, jams, fruit,…
The advice has varied over the years: drink 8 to 10 glasses of water each day, drink enough so that your urine is clear, drink more when it is hot, when you’ve worked out or when you’ve eaten too much salt, drink half of your weight in ounces of water…