Millions of people have trouble sleeping, whether they have true sleep disorders or just have trouble getting to sleep each night. It’s said about 32 million Americans (one in eight) report having insomnia. I feel for those people. I’ve been having a lot of stress in my life lately, working hard on lots of projects…
I like iVillage. No, really, I do; regularly enough, they have interesting articles regarding nutrition, health, exercise, weight loss, and various other topics of interest for a better way of living. Like what Sue Gilbert and Fran Clinton have to say about dairy. See, I also really like dairy. Milk, cheese, yogurt – name it,…
…Turn into a miracle product? Perhaps not, but flaxseeds and flaxseed oil can no matter what be counted among these healthy fats that we all need, namely for their richness in EFA and particularly in alpha-linoleilc acid (known as one of these blessed “omega-3″ we’ve all heard about one day or the other). These essential…
I’m sure everyone has heard by now about the second positive test of a cow having bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, commonly known as “Mad Cow Disease”). If you haven’t, you can read the USDA release here. The cow was taken out of the food supply in late 2004, but it has taken this long to…
Not very different from brown rice regarding its cooking method (rinse it first, then cook it for ten to fifteen minutes in two measures of water for one measure of grain), quinoa is a usually unexpected source of proteins as well as of complex carbohydrates, that looks like a grain but also contains many nutrients…
Of course today is the first day of summer in the northern hemisphere, and it always bears repeating that there are some things you can do to have a healthy, happy summer. Wear sunscreen. Even on cloudy days, even when you’re not planning to be outside very long, wear at least SPF 15 sunscreen. If…
I love random holidays. Every week and month are full of days, weeks and the months themselves that recognize different things. A check of Butler Webs tells us, for instance, that June is home to such events as Carpenter Ant Awareness Week, Step Parent Week and Hug Week. It’s also Dairy Month, Rose Month and…
the level of mercury in canned salmon is too low for the EPA to measure
I’ve been reading this book about little tips and tricks you can do for a healthier, happier life. I may well review it later for you guys when I’m finished reading it, but so far it’s actually not very good. One thing it did say that stuck with me over the past couple of days…
I’m a sucker for things that have the potential to help motivate me to exercise or learn new techniques. So when I saw that Chronicle Books was adding to its great “deck” series (which includes sets of cards on such topics as chakras, pizza, self-defense and the Kama Sutra) with a deck on walking, I…
