My friend, Kaye, is a true foodie. She loves to tease her taste buds through trying new flavors, whether it’s ordering creatively composed sushi or inventive hamburgers at restaurants or making ricotta in her own kitchen with her niece. So when she told me that she had used cauliflower (a vegetable she claimed to despise) from our community... Read more
One of the things that I’ve embraced is the power of the massage. It’s amazing how this procedure can make you feel sooooo much better and in so many ways. It helps you move better by easing tight muscles and easing stress. And if you are an avid exerciser, you’ll find that your range of movement will be much better the day after... Read more
“Dad, we need to watch ’60 Minutes,’” I told my dad. “They’re advertising an interesting story on the consequences of eating sugar.” So I flipped the channel from the NCAA Final Four women’s basketball tournament to CBS – and I’m glad I did.
In the story, “60 Minutes”... Read more
I used to be a diet soda junkie. I consumed lots and lots of them each day, thinking that they were good for me since they had the magic word “diet” in the title. And I have plenty of friends who drink regular sodas.
But are sodas – whether regular or diet – that bad for your health? Let’s look at some of the... Read more
My friend, Brenda, recently called me. “Hey, do you want to participate in our Walk Across Texas team?” she asked. “But if you say yes, you have to do it!” Leave it to Brenda to try to stoke my competitive spirit and get me committed to a daily exercise routine!
So what is Walk Across Texas? Established in 1996, Walk Across... Read more
