Making a New Year’s Resolution to lose weight, diet, exercise, save money, etc., again? I encourage you to just be sensible and moderate this year, and perhaps not go on a crash New Year’s Diet or radical new program.  Simple little changes from the inside out work best.  After all, “as you think you create,”…

There’s a new fad for this New Years, and for Common New Years Resolutions — of course, there’s a new diet fad every New Year.  I’m skeptical. It’s called “Sassy Water,” a part of a new book titled “Flat Belly Diet.” The premise as I understand it, is to reduce bloating by drinking a lot…

It is deep winter and it has been very cold up north.  There is lots of snow on the ground; ice on the roads and sidewalks make moving treacherous.  The trees are bare.  The birds are searching non-stop for scarce seeds.  The garden is long dormant; the stalks and herbs all frost-bitten and long fallen.…

Sugar and sugar addiction is a big topic with me, and I know it is with a lot of our readers, too, going by the number of comments and page views we’ve received. Of course, the amounts of food I overate when 400 pounds was a contributing factor to my obesity, as was the types…

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