Warning: before I enlighten you regarding your metabolic type, this post will define a lot of terms related to metabolism…beginning with, well, metabolism, which is the chemical process by which your body converts what you eat and drink into energy. Used in a sentence it might sound something like this: “The reason you can eat…
From a very young age, usually around our “terrible twos,” we seek independence in our lives and that search seems to peak in our late teens. Then, once we have attained independence, we are loath to relinquish it, especially as we reach our golden years. Independence is as powerful a concept to elderly seniors as…
It’s right there in the middle of your chest and, at a minimum, you sense its presence everyday and can feel its activity at various pulse points around your body. However, many of us take it, and what it does, for granted until something goes wrong, sorta like a car. But unlike a car, it’s…
Yes, fitness and health tips and trends change from year-to-year in a manner similar to how car companies generate new models every year. New tips and trends generally mean new things to purchase and new classes to enroll in…capitalism at its finest. However, these new tips and trends offer a change from the monotony of…
And you thought this post was going to be resolution related! Well, it sorta is, but not entirely. If controlling your weight and eating healthier is your resolution, then I guess my first sentence is a falsehood. However, this goal should not simply be a resolution that gets broken after about a month (80% are…
Age happens…to all of us, and this immutable fact can make caring for elderly parents a bit of a challenge. It can be extremely difficult to witness the gradual mental and physical deterioration of the people we love most, especially when we have vivid memories of them working hard, both mentally and physically, to provide…
The parties are over. All the high-caloric foods have been eaten. All the libations have been… drunk?…drank?…consumed! It’s time to get back to the drudgery of our dreary, work-a-day lives. But it can be quite difficult to get back there. You’ve spent the last two weeks staying up late, sleeping in, decorating the house, binge…
Let’s begin this post with a question: why would seniors need special health and safety tips during the holidays? It’s a simple two-word answer: schedule disruption. All of us, but perhaps seniors more so than others, function better when on a schedule. You know, arise around the same time most days, eat the same foods…
Rather than delay my main point with some inane humor, I’ll get straight to it. MagicKitchen.com can make your holidays a whole lot easier and less stressful by removing the tedious tasks of shopping for, preparing and cooking meals for your holiday gatherings and not just the all-important meal on Christmas Day. Remember, the holiday…
Sure, you could grab a tube of chocolate chip or sugar cookie dough from your local grocery store and “bake” a batch of Christmas cookies for friends and family, but so could I and I know virtually nothing about baking. What you’re looking for this holiday season is the “WOW” factor. You know, that “WOW”…