The calendar may say April, but the weather is once again chilly, rainy, and utterly dreary. It feels more like Day 97 of January than mid-spring. And that makes it the perfect day for some serious comfort food like my Almost-Famous Marinara Sauce. The recipe has evolved over decades of cooking. It began with my …
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My husband gave me a Fitbit for Christmas 2017. I suspect he was weary of listening to me whine about becoming sedentary and brag about how much walking I used to do. The first week was pure hell due to a head-on collision with just how sedentary I had become. Turned out, it wasn’t just …
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Starting around age 40, I began having trouble getting to sleep. That had NEVER happened before, and I might have even been called the Sleeping Queen back in the day. I once even slept though a minor kitchen fire in my parent’s home. I was a teenager. I rest my case. But with getting older, …
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Ah, stress. It has been my constant companion for several years now. Some is good stress. Some is not. All is exhausting. And it’s just part of life, especially as we get older. I can’t eliminate the causes – nor would I want to – but I can relieve stress with mindful yoga walking. Walking …
If you’ve never heard of CCF Tea, let me make the introduction. CCF Tea is brewed from a three-seed blend that promotes healthy digestion and helps heal your gut. The soothing blend acts as a mild diuretic and helps reduce bloating and inflammation. As a bonus, helping with these issues can also promote weight lost …
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Stress and all it’s dastardly effects has been a hot topic this morning, especially in how it torpedoes health, depletes resiliency, and causes hair loss. We all agreed that TLC for our own care is often at the bottom of the list, even though we can tick off the unwanted effects easily. The good news …
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Marilyn Cataldo didn’t set out to break the powerlifting record. Marilyn is a retired secretary who began going to the gym to relieve stress when her husband was diagnosed with bone cancer probably due to exposure to Agent Orange. She found herself doing battle with the VA and pushing for coverage while her husband was …
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Long before Bulletproof Coffee and all its knock-offs became trendy and huge money-makers, elite athletes and Tibetan trekkers knew the value of adding good quality fats to good quality coffee or tea. Creating my own version started as a whim. Since meeting and marrying my hubby, we had both put on weight. I called them …
My Morning Mocha or Why I Add Coconut Oil and Butter to Our Coffee (Recipe Included) Read More »
I come from a long line of gardeners. Both my mom and granddad could plant a broomstick and wake up the next morning to a full bloom of roses. They had The Touch which is even better than a Green Thumb. As kids, we were all expected to help in the garden. At Granddaddy’s that …
According to Terra Choice Group, more than 95% of products labeled “green” are manipulating the information in some way such as declaring a product is free of an illegal substance, using vague names to mask poisons, or claiming fake endorsements, all of which gives the illusion of being better. We Americans are a cleaning bunch, …
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