If you find yourself ravenous, go fibrous.  Eating foods with a lot of fiber in them, along with plenty of water, can give your stomach a delightful feeling of fullness.  Often, we seek out high fat and high-calorie foods that will satisfy, or we think they will. Those have negative side effects of possible weight…

It is so cold now where we live.  Yet, I am warm with summer memories. My friend, the talented Bowie Snodgrass sent me some pictures of her New York City Harlem rooftop garden.  I visited her and her wonderful husband George in this garden way up on the roof last summer.  Here amidst the cold…

~ Daily Voting Begins November 17th and Continues Through December 5th ~  We at Beliefnet are excited to announce today – November 17, 2008 – ten nominees for the eighth annual Most Inspiring Person of the Year award.   The nomination is a yearly recognition by Beliefnet readers and editors of noteworthy humanitarian actions that inspire…

My message the other day was about eating too much at night, inspired by B. who wrote me an email.  I was impressed by her making small changes, like not bingeing at night, and walking – nothing else.  Because of these small changes she had lost 32 pounds and 2 dress sizes.   Several people…

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