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Losing weight is simple, if you know the truth about food. The truth is you don’t need to deprive yourself or go on extreme diets. The truth is you need to eat a range of foods (some carbohydrates, fruits and vegetables, a little meat (or protein) and dairy, avoiding too much fat and sugar). And the truth…

This is a truly delicious, and highly healthy recipe for a salad.  It’s like tuna salad, but it is not!  It’s like chicken salad, but no, it’s not that either it’s…. Dr. Norris J. Chumley’s Sardine Salad 1 can sardines in oil (I like the “Mediterranean” style best.)1 tsp light mayonnaise1 tablespoon pickle relish1 tbsp…

There’s a new report, just out, from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, based on a study that’s been conducted since 1989.  The study found that women on average, automatically gain 20 pounds in 16 years, or so as they age.  It’s not necessary, however. Just by…

I saw a TV ad for a new cranberry “energy juice.”  It claimed to help me through my tiring, busy day, asking if I “needed a lift?”  I am skeptical. Looking up the product online, it claims to be full of energy, but only half the calories.  It’s artificially sweetened. Still, it’s a carbohydrate.  The…

There’s a new report just out: Adult obesity rates increased in 28 states in the past year, and declined only in the District of Columbia (D.C.), according to F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America’s Future 2010, a report from the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). More…

I find that many people who struggle with overweight and obesity, also have problems that are connected with relationships.  Many clients of mine of the years have reported being very lonely, or in difficult relationships, either with their spouse or partner; also with parents, bosses, etc. On thing that has helped me in my relationship…

Did you see any news reports of the annual Nathan’s Coney Island Hot Dog Eating Contest yet?  Here’s one, from New York Daily News. The champion was Joey “Jaws” Chestnut, 26, who downed 54 hot dogs in 10 minutes!  He ate 9 more than his closest competitor. But “Jaws” wasn’t the big news, despite his…

Have you ever wondered why you’re able to pray silently, to yourself, and somehow God hears you?  It’s because God is there, inside you… OK…Now ask God to speak to you, and show you the truth of Divine Existence! Ask God for help to overcome your weight and health problems. Then, let go and be completely…

Here we are right now, together.  This is the best moment of our lives – right here – right now!  What are you doing as you read this?  Please post a comment and let me, and our other friends know. I am sitting with friends of a lovely Saturday afternoon, listening to music, writing to…

There’s a cool new blog for people who love to read, write and teach literature, with a special concentration on books for kids and teens.  Are you an aspiring or published teen and young adult writer?  Are you a teacher?  Or do you just love to read? You might like a new blog, Catherine Stine’s Idea City.…
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