Disclaimer: This post is not about the efficacy of masks for COVID. I was watching The Crown on Netflix and in one of the early episodes, there's a depiction of the Great London Fog of 1952. The government was aloof as citizens suffered from thick air pollution laced with toxins. I had never heard ... read more >
As the world gets ready to cross over into a New Year, many people are reflecting on the past year and wondering what the future holds. After 2 years of pandemic living, most of us have realized that even with all of our technology and comforts, that life is still unpredictable. Many of us have ... read more >
Plant-Based Finds I am not plant-based and I don't do fake meats or soy but I do like some of the newer plant-based products. Just Egg Just Egg is a plant-based Egg Substitute made of mung beans. I've been curious about this product ever since I heard an ad for it on one of my ... read more >
Nutrition Tips and Finds The link between smartphones and Poor Eating Habits According to findings presented by Korea University researchers at a 2021 virtual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition, teens who spend more than 2 hours a day on their smartphones are less likely to eat fruits and vegetables, compared with those who ... read more >
Long after our hopes were dashed of a quick end to the 2020 Pandemic, I remember talking to people about what I was most looking forward to doing when the restrictions were loosened. When vaccinations started to increase and restrictions began to loosen in California, I expected to have a full social calendar but that ... read more >
"More is not better. Better is better. Do it Better before you do MORE" I used to say this a lot when I taught fitness classes because I could see that many people believed that in order to make progress faster, they would need to keep doing more and more. It's true in exercise that ... read more >
Happy 4th Quarter! 2021 is almost over. I can't even believe it. It feels like a lot has happened in the last 9 months and so my mantra to everyone is to give yourself time and to give yourself grace about how you're navigating life during this period of time. I recently attended my first ... read more >
“It’s not you…it’s me,” are the words that we like to use when breaking off a relationship. Usually, it is the other person because we’ve come to the realization that we can no longer tolerate the behavior of the other person or that we are not in a place mentally to give them what they ... read more >
America: It is time to Grow up We are dealing with multiple crises at a time and rather than taking a serious posture of figuring how to best navigate these difficulties we are resorting to blaming, name-calling, and hoping for a Hollywood ending where the hero saves everyone and everything ends happily ever. I have ... read more >
Last week I went to the doctor because I was having some digestive issues. I had my first "As we get older" conversation with my doctor about changes to my nutrition because it was causing acid reflux and heartburn. "I haven't even been 40 for a month and we're already going down this road," I thought ... read more >
