I am a deeply spiritual person, and I pray all the time, or at least as much as possible.  I’ve discovered though, we need to take action, in addition to dedicating our lives to the care of God. Many people come to God because of pain or suffering.  When all else fails, when people let…

As you may know, I’ve been following a no-carb/low-carb diet for the past 2 and a half weeks, almost 3 weeks of weight loss efforts.  I stepped on the scales the other day, and had actually gained a couple of pounds!  OMG! Having lost 160 pounds and maintained it by the grace of God for…

Yes, it’s true.  There is pasta that has almost no carbohydrates whatsoever.  Which means almost no sugar and very low calories.  It’s actually a vegetable!  Give up? Think SPAGHETTI SQUASH.  Botanically known as Cucurbita pepo, it’s also called noodle squash, vegetable spaghetti, gold string melon in Japan, and fish fin melon in China.  It’s a…

I can’t believe it!  That amazing thin exercise guy, Jack LaLanne, who I used to watch on TV when I was home sick in bed (and not exercising) is gone. Jack Lalanne died at the age of 96 of respiratory failure and pneumonia, at his home is California over this past weekend.  “I can’t die,”…

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