Even though Douglas has been teaching a class on healthy living at our church and has been eating much healthier, he's having a hard time losing more than five to ten pounds. As I prepare for my new reality, having my own personal defibrillator in my chest, I, too, need to lose some pounds, something... Continue Reading →
There are many diets out there claiming to be healthy, but I am very practical. Diets that have been shown to enable people to live to 100 are proven diets. Diets that have been scientifically tested are also reliable. To this, I add that a diet must be affordable and attainable to all people.... Continue Reading →
On the flight to Spain, I grew bored with my entertainment, reached into the seat-back pocket, and found a throwaway airplane ragazine. Expecting nothing, I leafed through it and found an article on the Blue Zones. Blue Zones were regions where records have been kept and that show an unusually high percent of people living... Continue Reading →
“What is this thing you have about the color blue?” you might ask. “I’m innocent,” I cry. The blue for the flag on the beach had to be deliberate, to avoid the colors of the warning flags. The blue zone was more accidental I found out as I read this airplane magazine. People were using... Continue Reading →
One early foggy morning, I was out jogging as part of my effort to thin down. Slowly, I had become more fit and was not returning home as sweaty, and was having to jog for longer times. I had seen joggers carrying those hand barbells and decided it would help me attain more exercise in... Continue Reading →
I wrote a blog on the word core. Unfortunately, we had just returned from six weeks in Portugal Saturday night. We had cancelled our internet during our absence. Sunday morning, we made an appointment to get new internet, but it would not be installed until Monday afternoon. Regina bought 24 hours of internet on Sunday. ... Continue Reading →
