Lifestyle, food and health articles
No matter the type of arthritis, rheumatoid, psoriatic or osteo (which is the most common form by far), carrying around extra weight can increase joint pain and deterioration, especially in the weight-bearing knees and hips. Approximately 70% of adult Americans are overweight or obese and …
“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 …
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 …
Yes, cooking can be an enjoyable and stress-relieving endeavor. Giving of your time and energy to plan and prepare a meal for those you love is therapeutic indeed. However, there are times when this is impossible in our harried and hectic lives. There are times …
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, …
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 …
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 …
I have spent the past few months offering tips on diet, nutrition, physical activity (otherwise known as exercise) and overall well-being. However, there are times when we feel its beneficial for all involved to let our readers know about what we have to offer here at MagicKitchen.com, and this is one of those times.
It’s the eternal question; why don’t we crave things like Brussels sprouts, parsnips and kale? I think it has something to do with the fact that they taste awful, but I’m no nutritionist. Our cravings are both generalized (sugar, salt) and specific (double chocolate chunk …
Well, January and February 2021 are in the books…wait, what? When did that happen? It happened while you were bingeing on Netflix and ignoring that resolution you made back at the start of the year. But do not despair, good reader, there is no rule …