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Today I would like to feature a guest blog by a talented, sensitive, compassionate author, speaker and personal coach, Kanta Bosniak.  Full disclosure, she’s my sister-in-law.  I’m so proud of her and the excellent work she does. ___________ by Kanta Bosniak I love the title of Dr. Norris’s blog: “Satisfied Life.” Why? Because it speaks…

Here’s a delicious end-of-summer dish that’s healthier, easy on the waistline and the budget.  Make it from fresh produce from your garden, or local farmer’s market or organic grocery.  Serve it as a main dish, or a fancy side-dish. Dr. Norris J. Chumley’s Greens Gratin Serves 4 1 small bunch beet greens (save the beets…

If you were among those who overate this past weekend, no problem.  Just get back to normal, and learn from the experience. Ask yourself what drove you to overeat?  Was it because you were with friends and decided to indulge for fun?  Friends are important, and being social is great fun.  Next time, you might…

This is a really different, delicious, and healthy dessert.  It’s a spectacular finish to a barbecue grilled dinner of any sort – as it goes well with any grilled meat or vegetable.  It’s my own original creation, and I’ve never seen it done anywhere before.  Serves 4. 4 Wood or Metal skewers.2 apples, peeled and…

Take 10 minutes. Find a totally quiet, private place. Close your eyes. Breathe deeply. Relax. Empty your mind of all thoughts. There’s a special feeling of a vastly deep Love, an awareness of something bigger and more powerful, deep inside you. It flows from inside to the outside, from the outside to the inside. It…

It’s vitally important to drink enough water throughout the day, to insure your health and weight management. Drink at least three large (12 oz.) glasses a day, and preferably six. This can be in the form of tap water, bottled water, carbonated, flavored (but not sweetened), or mineral water (but not exclusively mineral water, which…

I wrote about black rice containing a lot of antioxidants the other day, especially more than brown or white.  Merk Van, a reader of this column, posted a comment with a recipe.  I want to repeat it: “Basic Black Rice INGREDIENTS: 2 1/4 C water 1 tsp salt 1Tbsp olive oil 1/3 C black rice…

Yesterday and today, I’m featuring a couple of guest blogs by Maggie Davis and Carol Showalter, authors of YOUR WHOLE LIFE: The 3D Plan for Eating Right, Living Well, and Loving God.  I like this book — see my review of it from late last year here. It’s coming out in paperback, and to mark the occasion,…

Today and tomorrow, I’m featuring a couple of guest blogs by Maggie Davis and Carol Showalter, authors of YOUR WHOLE LIFE: The 3D Plan for Eating Right, Living Well, and Loving God.  I like this book — see my review of it from late last year here. It’s coming out in paperback today, and to mark the…

Sometimes it’s good to remember that good things come from difficult, or bad times.  Just look at how flowers grow out of dirt.  All the dead matter, the organic waste, the decayed previous living plants all form soil, then it only takes a little seed to grow a magnificent, living, new flower. We’re like flowers,…
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