If you have salt cravings, you’re not alone. I have them, too – I adore salt. Much more so than sugar. Give me salty chips over a cookie, any old day. Most people would disagree with us, though, because sugar is even more popular than salt. We’ve all heard of the unfortunate health effects of […]

If you're going to focus on green tea for your health, it's important to choose the kind of green tea that is right for you. Organic Green Tea this is the kind that we drink in our home. Clearly any product that avoids chemicals is highly desirable. Yes, it usually costs more, but we think […]

Now that autumn is looming, we need heavier food and I've started making the best vegetarian chili in the world – or at least I think so! :-)  It's can be a slow cooker vegetarian chili (alias a crock pot vegetarian chili) or you can make it on top of the stove in only a […]

If you have read through health magazines routinely, you have definitely seen many tips for weight loss. Many of these so-called tips are misinformation, wishful thinking or promotion, like the value of spot reduction, starvation diets and cardio programs as weight loss miracle. Tips that won’t work are the ones that offer fad diet, pills […]

We’ve talked a lot about popular fad diets on this blog, but what about SAFE diets? Safe diets aren’t really a major topic of conversation in 21st century America – but diets are. Unfortunately, the ‘safe’ part is mostly overlooked. These days, we have much more information about the proper way to take care of […]

If you’re interested in nutrition, both Vitamin K foods AND a daily Vitamin K supplement need to be a part of your plan. Vitamin K foods and supplements offer important physical protections and their price is quite modest. Vitamin K is especially useful for three important reasons. Vitamin K Food & Arteriosclerosis (Hardening Of The […]

Labor Day is the psychological start of autumn, even though the official calendar date is September 22. I always feel wonderful this time of year since fall is my favorite season. I love and adore cool nights; gorgeous gold, red and yellow leaves; the smoky smell in the air; the anticipation of wonderful Halloween – […]

I am very interested the the ‘best’ exercise plan to lose weight. Clearly, there are ways to exercise that lead to more fat bunring than others. Having said that, though, it’s important to know that I don’t have the "final" answer. You can pick up books everywhere that claims that their way is not only […]

Many people (like me!) are starting to wonder whether natural liquid vitamins and minerals just might not be far superior to tablets. Apparently, a percentage of the tablet-type is lost through excretion. It seems logical that the human body might more readily absorb a liquid vitamin & mineral supplement and thus it would be more […]

This fabulous story, written by Francesca Biller-Safran and printed in the Huffington Post, is indeed the ultimate anti-aging advice. It's written about a 96 year old woman who is younger than most anyone I know. I especially agree with her very first advice: "Don't spend a lot of time with old people, they just make […]