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Keys to Improve Meal Times for Better Health I speak and write often about health care choices – not insurance, but care for our own health. I say “choices” because I doubt any of us follow some prescribed routine with no variation. No one is perfect – none of us. Not certain I would trust … Read more
Do you remember “field-trips?” When I was a kid in school, I so looked forward to these activities. My family was not “well-off” and if there were family outings, they weren’t the type the school would plan. No museums, historical spots, art galleries, or hands-on science displays (which were fewer in those days anyway). As … Read more
I suspect everyone occasionally reaches a point where “something has to give.” Not the big life issues, but compounding niggling problems occurring at once, or too many items on your To-Do list. Like me, you might determine that you need to let something go – even if just briefly. With taxes due, among loads of … Read more
Equating insects and health is not my attempt at an April Fool’s joke. Honest. There’s a connection – a BIG connection – to our healthy aging and the little critters. I wasn’t totally shocked when I learned that insects represent 80% (4/5th) of the world’s animal species. That’s a lot. In winter, insect thoughts take … Read more
When contemplating this mid-month post, an idea (and its related research) simply fell into my lap. One of my aunts (long gone) used to send “Hug Coupons” to people – including them in bill payments, or cards, or left with a tip. Beginning with a woman’s club at her upstate New York church, the coupon … Read more
As an original Northeast girl, when March blows in, thoughts drift to ‘mud season’ (a typical Northeastern — half-joking — complaint). Next, I remember St. Patty’s Day and recall celebrations in Boston. If it’s chilly and cold, the nostalgic thought (craving?) that follows is often Brown Bread and Boston Baked Beans. Recently, I attempted my … Read more