From the monthly archives:

January 2007

Simple Weight Loss Trick

January 19, 2007

If you want to lose weight, you know the drill: eat less, exercise more. There are, of course, finer points to weight loss. But those four words sum it up fairly well. That said, here’s a super simple trick for naturally eating less, which will help you lose weight. Use smaller plates. You know how [...]

Read the full article →

Physical Activity When You're Homebound

January 18, 2007

Even though I’ve spent the last several years very interested in diet and nutrition and doing much research on those topics, I’ve recently come to realize that I have completely missed the mark on the big picture of health myself. I am a fairly sedentary person. I stay at home with my kids, do not [...]

Read the full article →

It Ain't Easy Eating Green – Or Is It?

January 14, 2007

Kale is touted by many authors of “superfoods” books to be a superfood. Why? Because it is a nutrient dense dark leafy green. Ruth Yaron, author of Super Baby Food emphasized the importance of kale for calcium. In fact, she’s the one that introduced me to this food. (Prior to my learning to feed my [...]

Read the full article →

Point of View

January 11, 2007

Whether we recognize it or not, our opinions about diet and nutrition are all shaped by a certain philosophy, point of view, or a mixture of several of those. The way we have learned what we know affects how we look at what we eat and what we think a healthy lifestyle is. From what [...]

Read the full article →

Putting the Puzzle Together

January 8, 2007

How many of you out there are overwhelmed by the sheer number of diet and nutrition books and philosophies out there? Weight-loss diets and nutrition philosophies seem to be a dime a dozen these days. Walk into any bookstore and if you dare to peek down the health and nutrition aisle, you will see 200 [...]

Read the full article →

Next Entries →