10 Ways to Make Exercise Fun

10 Ways to Make Exercise Fun

“Exercise” and “fun” are two words that are not usually paired together. For most people, “exercise” is almost always combined with “boring,” “tedious,” or “a necessary evil.” Well, I’m here to tell you that it doesn’t have to be that way. I’m not going to 

Food, Nutrition and Your Immune System

Food, Nutrition and Your Immune System

Yeah, we’ve all done it before…we feel a cold or the flu coming on and start consuming large quantities of orange juice and citrus fruits in the vain hope that exorbitant amounts of vitamin C will fend off the illness or at least lessen its 

10 Ways to Enhance Your Quality of Life

10 Ways to Enhance Your Quality of Life

I’m not gonna lie, enhancing your quality of life will not be easy. It takes conscientious effort on your part, also known as work. You, like everyone else on this planet, have “bad” habits that diminish your quality of life and getting rid of them, 

What a Vegetarian Diet Can Do for You

What a Vegetarian Diet Can Do for You

One day I was an omnivore and the next I was a strict vegetarian. It’s hard to believe that day happened almost twelve years ago. So, when I was given vegetarianism as the topic for this post, I felt I knew a great deal about 

It’s March 2021, Time to Personalize Your Plate

It’s March 2021, Time to Personalize Your Plate

Some of the best personalized plates I’ve seen include, “EWW A BUG” on a Volkswagen beetle, “VLAD THE” on a Chevy Impala (get it?), “R U NEXT” on a Hearst, and “MUAHAHA” on a car that cut me off. Wait…wrong article. This is, of course, a 

10 Fast and Healthy Breakfast Ideas

10 Fast and Healthy Breakfast Ideas

We’ve all been there before; you hit the snooze button one too many times, the dog needs fed and walked (and you’re out of poop bags), and you need to fix your face and dress the top half of your body for a Zoom meeting 

Choose a Diet with Foods You Enjoy

Choose a Diet with Foods You Enjoy

As all of my readers know, I am not a fan of the term “diet” to describe a plan to lose weight and/or improve health. Diets imply something that is temporary, that once the desired pounds are shed or cholesterol level achieved, you revert back 

Forest Therapy: So Much More than Tree Hugging

Forest Therapy: So Much More than Tree Hugging

Yes, while engaged in forest therapy you might hug a tree, but you will also participate in so much more. Forest Therapy has its origins in Japan, where it is referred to as shinrin yoku (translation: forest bathing), in the early 1980s. It was a response 

Stay Healthy this Winter…Here’s How

Stay Healthy this Winter…Here’s How

Needless to say (then why say it?), this winter is a bit different than any other. During the winter months we tend to become more sedentary and eat in a more unhealthy manner due to the holidays and being stuck inside. We also contract various 

How to Snack Healthy During the Holidays

How to Snack Healthy During the Holidays

The snacking temptations during the holidays are myriad, even if you’re not attending parties or family gatherings this season. It seems for six seeks or so, from Thanksgiving through the New Year, we (and others) love to test our resolve and to blow up ten