You’ve probably heard this one: Take care of your body, it’s the only place you have to live in. Simple, but there’s truth there. So what are the latest ways to get and stay healthy and well? Here’s a list of the top 10 health and wellness crazes in 2022. Working out at home –…
How are you doing with your New Year’s resolutions? Was one of them to work out more often? Even if that means a walk a few times a week, it can be hard to keep up your motivation if you’re doing it on your own. That’s why asking a friend or relative to jump onboard…
You, dear reader, are a very intelligent and attractive individual. See? That random act of kindness on my part was quite easy to perform. In today’s society, random acts of kindness are needed more than ever, especially those directed towards people who are having a rough go of it lately and those who sacrifice for…
Fred and Ginger, Sonny and Cher, tequila and salt, hammer and nail, insomnia and the internet…some things were just meant to go together. Even in the oxymoronic world of healthy snacks, some things are meant to go together, even if, at first blush, they seem to be polar opposites. Most people, when they think of…
If you’ve taken a minute to look at food labels recently, you should have noticed a relatively new addition called “added sugars.” The next obvious question is, what are added sugars? Sugars can be broken into two categories. The first is naturally occurring sugars such as those found in fruit, like fructose and glucose or…
Stress– noun, a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances. In the human body, stress, at one time, prepared us for action…the fight or flight response, generally. It still does today. However, its source has changed a great deal. Instead of running from fierce wolves and/or cave bears,…
As a former member of the military, I’ve had my fill of acronyms. However, even in civilian life I haven’t escaped them, but HIIT (pronounced “hit,” but usually does not involving hitting anything) is worth learning. HIIT stands for “high intensity interval training” and it has been lauded as a time-saving and effective form of…
And no, these are NOT New Year’s resolutions, these are simply a few healthy habits for you to adopt in the new year. And no, you are NOT required to adopt all ten, just choose the one(s) that appeal to you, give it (them) a try, keep what you like and discard what you do…
Sure, we all know the Christmas Eve traditions here in the good ‘ole U.S. of A, but have you ever wondered what Christians in other countries typically do on the night before Christmas? If so, this post is for you. Mexico While the Christmas season in Mexico runs a bit longer than ours (from December…
You’ve got all your Christmas shopping done and the experience this year hasn’t exactly been fun. You made a list, checked it twice and purchased gifts for the family, both naughty and nice. You bought new wrapping paper, ribbons and bows, not caring from where all this holiday money flows. The house is all decorated…