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I sit peacefully outside on my patio. What comes to me is how happy the summer makes me feel and the obvious joy I see in others during the summertime. I absolutely LOVE the warm sunshine, getting to spend extra time with my two sons, the luscious fresh fruits and vegetables, hiking in Glacier Park, […]
July 28, 2009
By Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY WASHINGTON — As Congress searches for ways to control health care costs, a new report provides a sizable target: obesity. Americans who are 30 or more pounds over a healthy weight cost the country an estimated $147 billion in weight-related medical bills in 2008, double the amount a decade ago, […]
July 23, 2009
READ THIS LINK NOW (click here)http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm171458.htm This is a very important injunction against the company that manufacturers American Whey. In the last year, we’ve had complaints of people having various allergen problems with a variety of whey protein powders – and in the American Whey line this was quite pronounced. This product also slipped ACE-K […]
July 17, 2009
The story is told of a king in Africa who had a close friend with whom he grew up. The friend had a habit of looking at every situation that ever occurred in his life (positive or negative) and remarking, “This is good!” One day the king and his friend were out on a hunting […]
July 15, 2009
It’s hot where I live. The sun heats up about 9 or 10 am and carries on through the day – culminating in an over-abundance of heat right about midday. It’s good to get out early if I want to move around outside. I’ve shared with you (Rant #19) a recent injury with my ribs […]
July 10, 2009
The next promised installment on the Power of Six workouts. What is the Power of Six? Here’s a recap on the theory: the first couple sets of an exercise are bringing blood to the muscles that you want to train. So for an intermediate to advanced lifter, you want to think in terms of getting […]
July 9, 2009
This is an auspicious time to be putting out a newsletter on ‘gratitude’. Why? I’ll tell you: I just moved into my new home in Ojai, California. I had plans to hit the ground running and get ready to turn around and head back up to Montana in August for the birth of a grand-baby. […]
July 9, 2009
“Wellness” is a word that has become inescapable in the past few years in the American media culture. Our gyms now promote “fitness and wellness programs”. Supplements are often labeled as “wellness formulas” and medical professionals now refer to their own industry as “the health and wellness industry”. So, what does the word “wellness” mean […]
July 9, 2009
As a young woman in my early 30’s I had the pleasure of being under the competent wings of Fran and Sue; both women in their late 50’s. Fran was my boss, and Sue an experienced co-worker in the non-profit addictions facility where we worked. These two women turned my world upside down as they […]
August 3, 2009
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