Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions — increased blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess body fat around the waist, and abnormal cholesterol or triglyceride levels — that occur together, increasing your risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Having just one of these conditions doesn't mean you have metabolic syndrome. However, any of these … Continue reading Fiber for our Body & Brain
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Food vs. Treats
Definition of FOOD: any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink, or plants absorb, in order to maintain life and growth. Definition of TREAT: an event or item that is out of the ordinary and gives great pleasure. We don't need treats every day, however we do need FOOD. Treats are the exception, not the … Continue reading Food vs. Treats
Here it Comes Again. (& how to really start getting Healthier
It is a new year and those “lose weight in 3 weeks” diets are out in front of you in full force. One I saw this week promised 14 pounds lost in 24 days by eating nothing but boiled eggs, vegetables, fruit and water. Said diet hawker proclaimed that this combination would trigger fat burning … Continue reading Here it Comes Again. (& how to really start getting Healthier
Avoid the Hump
That hump that you see on the upper back that is often called a dowager’s hump. A dowager’s hump is a severe rounding of the upper back. In older women, it is a sign of advanced osteoporosis; the result of compression fractures of weakened vertebrae. These fractures can be painful, although in many cases there … Continue reading Avoid the Hump
Oops! I ate a Pound Cake
One minute it was nestled in its covering of aluminum foil hanging out on the bottom shelf of my freezer, the next minute it was being sliced by a bread knife and then it was hanging out in my belly. That slice was tasty, how about another? My boxer dogs were watching so they got … Continue reading Oops! I ate a Pound Cake
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