Perhaps no other fruit, or food, for that matter, is more associated with dieting than the humble grapefruit (except for maybe celery). If anyone in a movie or television show is trying to lose weight, they will most likely be seen eating a grapefruit, especially for breakfast. Why is that? My guess is because it’s…
Full disclosure, I am not a fan of Valentine’s Day for several reasons and yes, my wife shares my viewpoint. We both decided long ago, sometime around 1988, (we’ve been married for 33 years) that we would not allow someone else, namely, corporate executives, to dictate when and under what circumstances we would give one…
Yeah, I know your brain is not a muscle. However, your brain responds to exercise (of the mental variety) just like a muscle responds to physical exercise. When we exercise a specific muscle, say your bicep, it responds by growing larger, stronger and becomes more efficient at what it does. Your brain responds to mental…
This is a question along the same lines of is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? Technically speaking, a tomato is a fruit that many refer to as a vegetable. However, answering whether quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) is a seed or a grain isn’t so easy to answer, and it really depends on who you…
Yes, Virginia, there are healthy dessert recipes. They do exist and they can be just as delicious as non-healthy desserts. The key to enjoying healthy desserts is in finding a recipe that looks enticing and then making it yourself…a bit labor intensive, I know, but well worth the effort especially when you consider the alternative….
Most people who exercise do so either before or after their workday, which means either early in the morning or in the evening. However, during the winter months this usually precludes us from exercising outside due to darkness and/or cold temperatures. As a result, we are then left with yet another choice: exercise indoors or…
The term “doldrums” is actually a nautical one. It refers to an area around the equator that was notoriously devoid of wind during certain times of the year and back when ships were exclusively wind powered, this could cause problems. As a result, many a ship languished in the doldrums for weeks waiting for the…
Let me start with the fact that Netflix does not have any holiday hits on its roster…no It’s a Wonderful Life, Love Actually, Die Hard (yes, it’s considered a holiday movie), Home Alone, Elf, or Christmas Vacation. However, this is a good thing because it forces you to watch some new material instead of those old, staid, outdated…
As is my wont, I’ll begin this post by defining a term from the title, in this case, “bucket list.” In years gone by, a bucket list was a list of things you wanted to do before you died or kicked the proverbial bucket. The definition has since changed a bit and now simply means…
What follows is a hypothetical holiday conversation between Olivia the omnivore and Victor the vegan: Victor entered his in-law’s home expecting the regular questions non-vegans ask of vegans. He wasn’t disappointed when the conversation inevitably turned to his veganism when Olivia asked, “I know you won’t eat turkey or ham, but what about gravy or…