We always have too many outside influences telling us how we are wrong or how we are not enough. Don't let TV, magazines, movies, friends or anything else tell you how to feel about yourself. You control your self image. When you feel down or not good about you find that image in your head of the … [Read more...] about Embrace and Love Your Body
Eating on Holiday
This is a post that I have written also for my new Family Vacation blog about eating when on vacation. Vacations are marred by bad eating and not only bad eating but usually our daily schedules are thrown out the window. When you are away from home it is very common that you eat based on … [Read more...] about Eating on Holiday
Canned Tuna Meals – Quick and Healthy Choice
Years ago when I first met my wife I was doing a lot of weight lifting but always had trouble getting enough protein into my diet. One of the things that I learned from her was to eat canned tuna. Although I had grown up on the west coast and had eaten a fair amount of seafood I had not ever … [Read more...] about Canned Tuna Meals – Quick and Healthy Choice
BPA health risks
The very capable guys and gals at the Mayo Clinic have an article today about Bisphenol A (also known as BPA which is the stuff some water bottles and cans contain) health risks. This is something very new to most of us but it involves plastic containers that we store food in. An important … [Read more...] about BPA health risks
Older Adults May Need to Increase BMI
Although we all know that obesity in adults is a very great risk factor in overall health and mortality rates it may not always be the same in older adults. In fact a new study seems to show that as people get older there is a wide range in BMI with noth very low and very high BMI levels being … [Read more...] about Older Adults May Need to Increase BMI
