Off the Wagon? Habits Matter!

Get back on! Every day is a new day. No need to beat yourself up, this world has never been as crazy as it is now. But you deserve to have a long, happy, productive life, and that means you need good health habits:

  1. Go to sleep by 11p, wind down before, so no media after 9p, no food after 7:30p.
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Dry Skin From Winter? Read On…

Happy Spring tomorrow!!

What an incredible, record-breaking winter in Boston.

I don’t know about you, but I ate a lot of comfort foods to get me through it:

  • Pretzels
  • Cereal
  • Potato Chips
  • Corn Chips
  • Garlic Bread
  • Nuts
  • Chocolate

Due to eating all those dry foods, and being exposed to the wind and dry winter weather, some of us experience dry, chapped, maybe even cracked skin.… Read the rest

Bread Is Evil…How To Deal With It

sourdough

Everyone loves bread. We only stop eating it for three reasons:

  • We become gluten-free after a diagnosis of Celiac’s etc.
  • We learn about the detrimental effects from Macrobiotics, a cleanse, etc.
  • We die

The bottom line is that bread is not good for us.… Read the rest

Thanks For Making Me Look Super Healthy

Senior man giving woman piggyback ride

My friend is fun to hang out with. He loves to live in the moment, meet people, and try new things. Unfortunately, he pays a price for his vices.

Here is a partial list of the health problems he has, at age 50:

  1. Bone Spur Requiring Hip Resurfacing
  2. Allergies
  3. Headaches
  4. Sleep Apnea
  5. Snoring
  6. Anxiety/Depression
  7. Obesity

He eats animal foods every day, including cheese, milk, turkey, chicken, beef, etc.,… Read the rest

More Yin For Summer

Yin and yang are the universe’s guiding forces, known well in Asia but unfamiliar to most of us. Summer is time for more yin (expansion), relaxation, upward growth and fun! Support comes from salad, beans, long grain brown rice and quick-cooked or raw foods.… Read the rest

Sugar, Part 2

If you read David’s Organic Blog yesterday (http://www.davidsorganic.wordpress.com), you probably saw a bad limerick plus some bad news that you probably knew deep down.

One thing I forgot to add:

#6-Sugar is a poor choice this time of year because it makes us colder.… Read the rest