When I was young, my sister Jill and I used to play in the closet under our attic stairs. We would haul everything out and set up our Barbie dolls in the closet. I remember on some hot humid days we even had a fan blowing on us to keep us cool. Clean out a […]
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Spring household cleaning projects might not sound like your favorite way to “celebrate spring”, but you will be accomplishing both the task and burning some calories as well. There really is a reason for the name house work or yard work since you will be “working” many different muscles groups. Do some sweeping to build a […]
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Does cleaning really burn calories? Well watching my mom spring clean when I was growing up certainly indicated it does, especially when she chose me to get involved! She told me I was her “best bathroom cleaner” in order to charm me into doing the work willingly. It appears that spring is definitely here so […]
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Research has shown as a nation, we eat out on average between four and five times a week. Eating restaurant meals invites portion sabotage. Plan for what you will order before you eat out. If you will be going to a restaurant with a menu you are unfamiliar with, check it out on the internet first […]
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Very few of us can go for hours between meals without having a snack. Whether the snack is healthy or unhealthy, many of us have also been tempted to eat too much food when snacking. Some research has shown that snacking promotes weight gain, however eating between meals will only induce weight gain if you […]
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It can be time-consuming to measure out every portion of food you eat, however there are some simple ways to know that you are eating/drinking an accurate serving size. Measure out foods/drinks like cereal, pasta and wine to determine the exact serving size for a week or so until you are good at eyeballing the […]
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I remember having a conversation with my mom about finding it more difficult to keep my weight within my healthy range as I reached middle age. Her response took me by surprise. She commented “well you just need to eat half as much as you did at a younger age”. That was hard to hear! […]
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Carrie Dennett, a Seattle-based registered dietitian nutritionist, has a column in the Sunday Seattle Times and a blog that I regularly read at nutritionbycarrie.com. She made some astute observations in an article entitled “Eating right: When Willpower Just Isn’t Enough”. In discussing willpower and self-control she mentions that our willpower reserve can become depleted since […]
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“Prince the artist” &&& his music makes me move! I was listening to the radio as I was lying on my yoga mat stretching yesterday morning and the news came in that Prince had died. Such a premature death and lose for those of us that would have loved to have heard the music he […]
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Emergency Treatment for a Stroke At the hospital, health care providers will ask about your medical history and about the time your symptoms started. Brain scans will show what type of stroke you had. You may also work with a neurologist who treats brain disorders, a neurosurgeon that performs surgery on the brain, or a specialist […]
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