There’s a terrific song, made famous by Frank Sinatra “It Was a Very Good Year” that totally celebrates the life we live and the blessings we have from it for all stages of life!: When I was seventeen It was a very good year It was a very good year for small town girls And […]
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Part II Tomatoes Are Just What the Doctor Ordered! I’m a huge fan of doing everything you can holistically for your health for disease prevention, i.e. manage your stress level, get the right amount of sleep, a balance of resistance and aerobic exercise and finally use the food you consume as your medicine cabinet! This […]
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I just can’t help myself when the season of autumn appears on the scene. Cooler days and kaleidoscope colored leaves are here: Not to mention that bonfire and pumpkin scented candle smoke wafts in the air. I am always on the lookout for pumpkin pie-spiced anything this time of year! In fact, my husband, […]
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Are you as absolutely confused (as I was) about which are the healthiest oils to use when cooking for you and your family, specifically those heart healthy fats? Unfortunately, heart disease still weighs in at #1 in the world so it’s always a hot news topic. And as you know, the news cycle seems to […]
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What words do you think of when you hear the word, “old”? Do words like dowdy, decrepit, antiquated, dated or archaic come to mind? Do you see a pattern here? These are all negative words we associate with aging and truth be told, most of us have a very negative connotation of the aging process […]
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