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Do you need fresh ideas for ingredients to pack in your child’s lunch box? Here are a few things to try. Put a new spin on an old classic. Replace the bread in sandwiches with bagels, pita bread, flour tortilla wraps, English muffins or raisin bread. Add carrots, cucumbers, celery, grapes, raisins, apples or fruit cups for variety. Replace chips with popcorn [...] This week, we have been discussing ways to lose weight without going on a diet. The one I want to talk about today is my favorite – Eating more often. Studies show that eating small meals or snacks, 5 to 6 times a day actually helps you to lose weight. Eating more frequently revs your metabolism and [...] You hear it all the time. Drink more water. Drinking water really does help you to lose weight. It can help in a variety of ways. Water can actually boost your metabolism. It can boost your energy levels and curb your hunger. It can ease joint and muscle pain you may get when you exercise. Just how [...] Have you tried the latest diet? Chances are you have and chances are you have failed! If you need to lose weight and get healthy, a diet is not for you. Diets may work for a short time, like right before your class reunion. Studies show that lifetime changes are needed to lose weight and [...] When the temperature soars and the humidity rises, it is time to take precautions to avoid heat related dangers like heat stroke and heat exhaustion. Everyone is at risk when the temperature rises above 90 degrees, but the elderly and the very young are at the most risk. Here are some tips to keep your cool in this [...] We know how important calcium is to the body but how much do we need? Studies show that need changes as we age. Children 1- 3 years old need 500 mg of calcium a day. Children 4 – 8 years old require 800 mg a day. What is surprising is adolescents and teens need 1300 mg a [...] I want to begin a series on ways we can eat to satisfy our appetite as well as build stronger bodies. I am talking about literally eating to live. Eating to help our bodies function the way they were created to. This week, we will discuss the many ways calcium fortifies our bodies. Calcium is the most [...] Give yourself a break. Some days our stressful life can feel just like a pressure cooker. We deal with job pressures and traffic jams. Then we arrive at “home sweet home” to hungry, bickering children, a home that is always in need of attention and an equally exhausted spouse. This is an average family. Some families [...] I was going to write today about keeping your brain sharp – but I forgot what I was going to say! Seriously, there are ways you can improve your memory and prevent cognitive decline. An active brain produces new connections between nerve cells. Some ways to create new pathways in the brain – learn to play a musical [...] This week we would like to explore ways we can slow down the aging process. We live in a fast paced world and we are aging just as fast. Research shows that there are a few things we can do to extend our youth, no matter what our age. I don’t know about you, but [...] |
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