It’s just a fact of life: as we age we become less, shall we say…agile, nimble, sprightly, dexterous…choose any synonym for quick and spry you like, we simply don’t move the way we used to. We also develop certain ailments that require certain medications and if we continue to live independently as we reach our…
It seems that many people believe that some sort of special diet with exotic foods is required to “eat healthy.” We go out of our way to locate and drive to so called specialty stores to find strange foods that we discovered in some online article that extolls the nutritional virtues of these foods we…
There are a lot of dangerous, unhealthy diets going the rounds. Here are a few of them. [wonderplugin_slider id=”2″] If you want to lose weight safely, the best, time tested way is to eat healthy and get lots of exercise. We can help with our portion controlled meals. Full meals for breakfast,…
Have you noticed that the heat is coming on less and less in your home? If not, just look at your last heating bill. And in our world of cause and effect, the cause is increased outdoor temperatures and the effect SHOULD be increased outdoor activities on your part. Outdoor activity is the panacea for…
In case you haven’t heard, 2016 superfoods are, like, so last year. We’re well into 2017 and it’s time to update your superfood list and we here at MagicKitchen.com are here to help. Through exhaustive and laborious research (don’t think I’ve ever done anything exhaustively and/or laboriously in my life) we’ve compiled a list of…
National Nutrition Month is upon us yet, again. Yes, March is here already. It seems like yesterday I was just reminiscing about great foods for Fall. At that point, I was taken back to when I was a kid and all the unhealthy things we would eat. When I was little, it didn’t matter if…
This Valentine’s Day, Start Taking Care of Your Heart A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far…wait, that’s another story…humans believed that the heart was the center of all our emotions. This had to do with the fact that the heart, more-or- less, is in the center of our bodies and that all…
It was 1964 when Lyndon B. Johnson established the month of February as the official American Heart Month. Medicine has come a long way since that decision was made. Doctors were making the connection between heart disease and contributing factors such as high cholesterol, smoking, and not living an active lifestyle. These days, medical professionals…
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I’ve heard it all before, from friends, spouse and especially from my inner-monologue (if you have an inner-dialogue, seek professional help). And what I’ve heard from these people this person (me) with delusions of self-importance is, “I’m waaaay too busy to take time out of my day to prepare, cook and serve…
Yes, devoted reader, it’s time to set yourself up for failure once again by making a non-specific (eat healthier) and unattainable (cut out ALL junk food) New Year’s resolution. Those two reasons, setting broad and impossible to achieve goals, are why 92% of all resolutions made are doomed to failure. Look, a resolution is nothing…