Don’t you just love Martha Stewart, the woman who does it all? Well, I’ve submitted my blog for review to hopefully be featured on her own blog. Her blog:The Martha Blog has pretty much everything you can think of, but hopefully my faithful readers will continue to turn to me for advice on being happy and healthy!
23Sep
So during a little family weekend I just had in Maryland, conversation at the dinner table segued into the comment from my dad, “how did we get so lucky?” He was of course, referring to the fact that he and my mother wound up with two pretty awesome daughters. We pondered this for a moment, telling stories of friends we’ve known who had awful times getting along with their parents, or the stories you hear about kids being train wrecks from a young age, getting into drugs, sex, failing grades and turning their parents hair...
17Sep
Yes, I DO eat the whole egg, my friend who knows who she is. First let’s talk basics… we all know the yolk is where the fat is. And fat makes us happy. It makes us happy because it makes us feel satisfied with a meal and we may not even realize it. Without it…we get hungrier sooner and we crave things like sugar to fill the void. Now I understand that people are concerned with their fat and cholesterol intake these days, but many studies have shown no increase in cholesterol or triglycerides with an egg-a-day routine. ...
12Sep
Descartes was really on to something. But let’s take it another step. I think happy; therefore I am happy. Or I think healthy; therefore I am healthy. And there’s the old saying “fake it ’til you make it”. Whichever way you spin it, most people don’t realize how much their thoughts affect their bodies or life. Sort of like a Debbie Downer phenomenon, pessimistic people tend to spread misery, while optimistic and outgoing people can “light up a room”. Studies have shown that optimists live...
11Sep
As I’ve mentioned before I like to hide nutrition in some common foods. One of my favorite snacks is a chopped apple with peanut butter. Ever since I was a kid back in the Jiff or Peter Pan days, this has been a snack-time favorite. Well, I’ve upgraded to better quality these days, and often turn this sweet snack into a quick breakfast. First of all, if you’re going to top this peanut butter (or whichever nut butter you choose) on an apple, make sure it’s all organic. Apples are one of the top foods laden with pesticides,...
05Sep
This is a great fall back when you know you have to have dessert even if it means a midnight run to the deli for a sleeve of Chips Ahoy. It’s also fun to modify and mix and match ingredients to serve as a method of satisfying your sweet tooth without sabotaging your healthy ways, and sneaking in some vitamins while you’re at it.
The base? A banana. Ripe bananas are plenty sweet to not need sweetening on top of them. While yes, they’re high in sugar, starchy, and maybe a little higher glycemic than I’d prefer…you’re...
03Sep
We’ve all been there: Open the fridge, stare, close the fridge. Walk over to a pantry: open, stare, close. Pretend like something spontaneously appeared in the fridge while you weren’t looking…and repeat the process. Before calling it a night and hitting the peanut butter jar with a spoon make sure you’re prepared with some staples in the back of your freezer for that rainy day. Read more »
