From the category archives:
Today’s guest post about egg and food safety is from Mary Lee Chin, MS, RD of Nutrition Edge Communications. I had the pleasure of meeting Mary at the American Egg Board’s Good Egg Project blogger event last March in Arizona. If you want to learn more about egg nutrition, you can watch my video of [...]
My review of Nature Made SAM-e Complete and shared how much better my knee felt after taking it for a month. (My review is a featured SAM-e testimonial on their website.) Almost two years later, I still take SAM-e Complete – two 400 mg tablets – just about every day. So when Mom Central asked [...]
I’m always looking for ways to stay fit and healthy on the road. This year it’s been a challenge with multiple airplane trips including three flights to Calfornia, and one each to Arizona, New York, and Baltimore. Not only have I gained a few pounds, but I’m tired of being sore and jet lagged after [...]
I originally met Dave Grotto, author of 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life and 101 Optimal Life Foods at the Quaker Oats Living Proof blogger event in 2008. Even though I had been blogging about diet and living a healthier lifestyle for awhile, Dave was the first person who got me thinking about all [...]
Today’s guest post about the benefits of exercise for people with type 2 diabetes is by Su Rollins of Hypoglycemic Diet Blog. How does exercise effect glucose levels? Did you know that you can easily manage your diabetes just by engaging in exercise? Exercise has a positive effect on the glucose levels of those suffering [...]
Today’s guest post by Diane Raymond is about sciatica – something I’ve been dealing with for the past couple of months. Sciatica…oh what a pain! If you have ever suffered from sciatica, or lower lumbar problems, you understand the excruciating, sometimes immobilizing pain associated with flare-ups. Often recognizable by an acute pain in your derrière [...]
We all know that it’s important to be prepared in case of an emergency particularly when it comes for caring for our kids. Yet most of us haven’t taken an infant or child CPR certification course, thinking that it would take too much time or be too expensive. Well, if you’re living in the Denver [...]
When we returned home from vacation (see my post Damn, my back hurts: a bulging disc, sciatica and more challenges in 2010) I went to Costco and bought a memory foam mattress topper. It’s something you MUST get even if you don’t have a bulging disc or sciatica problems. My kids now it call my [...]
My inbox has been deluged with tips on how to make healthy New Year’s resolutions or showing me how to pick three words for 2010. It just makes me want to cry. Those plans to possibly pursue Couch to 5K (what me run?) or to try out Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2010 for the Wii [...]
Last year I wrote two posts on keeping yourself gaining weight on Halloween: 5 Things Dieters Can Do with Halloween Candy (Beside Eating It) and 5 ways to trick, treat and have a healthy Halloween. As a mom, I don’t mind giving the kids a little candy as a treat, but want to keep them [...]
Holiday gifts – Wii games for people who love to cook
I love chai…but not the calories
Find the perfect cooking magazine subscription with CookingZines.com
How to treat sciatica pain
Stay healthy on a budget
5 ways to stay lean and green this St. Patrick’s Day
A little inspiration to exercise and stay fit
The Mayo Clinic Diet book and journal giveaway
Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day cookbook giveaway
Win Stonyfield Farm Oikos Greek Organic Yogurt
Get heart healthy with cherries and win a copy of The O2 Diet book by Keri Glassman
Recipes for dieters from The Mayo Clinic: The Essential Diabetes Book
I went shopping for my back pain and here’s what I got
Damn, my back hurts: a bulging disc, sciatica and more challenges in 2010
5 things you should know about circuit training
Forget the bake sale: raise money for your school by shopping online with Box Tops for Education
5 ways to trick, treat and have a healthy Halloween
5 Things Dieters Can Do with Halloween Candy (Beside Eating It)
Have a healthy, lean Thanksgiving – some tips from the food and diet experts
