Month: July 2019

Safe Fun in the Sun

Safe Fun in the Sun

“She had her drink in her hand.  She had her toes in the sand…” (Van Halen, Beautiful Girls).  Yes, the beach beckons and you’re answering the call this summer.  However, unlike those care-free boys (Beautiful Girls was released in 1979) from Van Halen, you’re older 

Fake it ‘til You Make it: How to Think Like a Thin Person.

Fake it ‘til You Make it: How to Think Like a Thin Person.

OK, you might not currently be classified as a thin person, but that should, in no way, preclude you from thinking like one.  In fact, research has shown that it will assist you in becoming one with a little patience and re-configuring how you think 

The Mediterranean Diet: Best Summer Meals

The Mediterranean Diet: Best Summer Meals

Or, The Mediterranean Diet: if you don’t know, you better ask someone.  For those of you that need to ask, the Mediterranean Diet has been around since the 1960s and stemmed from some research into why people from that region had lower instances of cardiovascular 

Top Ten Tips for a Successful Cookout

Top Ten Tips for a Successful Cookout

This just in from Captain Obvious: July is National Grilling Month…and, not surprisingly, National Hot Dog Month (my West Highland terrier agrees, July makes him one hot dog).  I usually look for the history behind “national” days and months.  However, in this case, no one