I am getting ready to kick off a lovely three day weekend! Hopefully you have some enjoyable things planned. I hope to just relax. And along with relaxing – breathing! (Well, of course you’re going to breath, silly girl – like you have a choice?!) But I mean more than just normal breathing. You mayContinueContinue reading “Simple Crave-Control Technique”
Category Archives: Health
Free Radicals and Antioxidants – What Are They?
They go hand-in-hand. Quick and dirty (and extremely simplified): in overabundance, free radicals damage your body and health; antioxidants stop them. Free radicals are unstable molecules. They can be formed from pollutants, cigarette smoke, stresses on you and your body, and other unhealthy lifestyle factors. They will go and “steal” electrons from other moleculesContinueContinue reading “Free Radicals and Antioxidants – What Are They?”
Home Made Coconut Milk
It’s time to kick the canned processed junk, and go for real, home-made, rich and natural health-filled coconut milk. Sorry to my dear friends who do not live in tropical islands where fresh coconuts abound. Sadly, this recipe may not be possible for you, or not so easily and cheaply. For us, it’s almost 100%ContinueContinue reading “Home Made Coconut Milk”
Cutting Cancer Risks
“Cancer risk can be cut with good habits such as exercise and healthful eating.” Big news, eh? We are what we eat (and absorb and metabolize), and what we put in to our bodies can play a huge role in our health. But this article breaks down some specifics that I thought were interesting. HereContinueContinue reading “Cutting Cancer Risks”
Phytonutrients and Phytochemicals
Phytochemcials and Phytonutrients have been popular health buzz words in the past, and often have been seen as just some abstract term that comes across simply as “something healthy.” If you food is “rich in phytonutrients!” or “has healthy phytochemicals!” you think “oh, great! That must be some good stuff!” And it is! …But whatContinueContinue reading “Phytonutrients and Phytochemicals”