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Will I Ever Sleep Again?

How hormones, stress, and blood sugar work together to steal your sleep! You’re exhausted, yet wide awake at 2 a.m., again. Morning comes, and instead of feeling refreshed, you’re dragging yourself through quicksand. You snap at your family…

Mind Over Matter: How to Use Meditation to Combat Stress

All Posts, Health

We read a lot about the importance of reducing stress in our lives to help combat heart disease, lower blood pressure, rejuvenate aging bodies, and reduce inflammation. That is much easier said than done! With electronic devices going off at…

Red Meat Causes Cancer – says WHO?

All Posts, Nutrition

Several of my friends have been asking about the new World Health Organization report that eating red meat increases your risk of cancer. Processed meat was rated a definite human carcinogen and red meat was rated a possible human carcinogen.…

Stop Sabotaging Your Workouts!

All Posts, Fitness

I love this article, written by Beachbody's Blog writer, Julie Stewart. I especially love mistake #2. I have often wondered why I see so many in gyms with that hunched posture. Lifting weights, when done properly, should IMPROVE your posture! "It…

Do you need more energy?

All Posts, Health

Do you want more energy? No, NOT this kind!!! Often when people start a new fitness regime, they complain of fatigue. This causes them to stop their new fitness program before they reach the point of GAINING energy from being more fit. There…

Exercise and the Brain

All Posts, Fitness, Health

I just started reading the book Spark - the revolutionary new science of exercise and the brain by John J. Ratey, MD. I will be posting tidbits from the book over the coming weeks. I was happy to see the following study, One Twin Exercises,…

How is your balance? Does it match your age?

All Posts, Fitness, Health

// Post by Sybil Cooper. My balance was first tested in P90X with Yoga X. Standing on one leg was very difficult. My balance has been further tested and improved in P90X2 and Asylum Vol 1 and 2. When Shaun T asks you to stand on one…

Food as fuel and medicine

All Posts, Autoimmune Disease, Health, Sjogren's Syndrome

Food as Fuel and Medicine This is something I think about often. I'm in the middle of reading several books on the topic. Yes, there are conflicting ideas out there and only more time will tell which is the best approach ... if there is a best…

Let Food and Fitness Be Thy Medicine

All Posts, Autoimmune Disease, Health, Sjogren's Syndrome

I have been coming to terms with my diagnosis of Sjogren's Syndrome and what it means for my active lifestyle. I have found that nutrition and fitness are critical to my quality of life. A friend, Cassidy Bowie, posted the following in the…

It’s Monarch Butterfly Time!!!

All Posts, Nature

It's June and time for the Monarch butterfly to be reaching the Northeast. If you would like to read more about the northerly migration, check out this website. If you spot a Monarch, please leave a comment below and post your state if you don't…

What is affecting the Monarch Butterfly in the US?

All Posts, Family, Nature

As stated in my previous posts (links are below), there are many factors causing a rapid decline in the Monarch Butterfly population. Logging of their wintering sites in Mexico continues to be a major factor as well as diversion of water sources.…

Read a first-hand account of the plight of the Monarch Butterfly

All Posts, Nature

I was introduced to Dr. Lincoln Brower in a wonderful DVD series by BBC Earth titled Life. In it, there are two segments on Monarch butterflies. Dr. Brower takes us to Mexico to aid in the filming of the wonderous Monarch butterfly migration.…

Monarch Butterflies Part 2 of 3

All Posts, Nature

I had read that Monarch butterflies were making a comeback. Sadly, this report in the Washington Post and other newspapers, it seems it was just a blip on the steady decline of the Monarch. The number of Monarch butterflies making it to…

How to Raise Monarch Butterflies Part 1 of 3

All Posts, Education, Nature

What is not to love about butterflies? They are beautiful and graceful. Every year we enjoyed searching for Monarch butterfly eggs on the wild milkweed plants at a local pond. Then one year, the area was destroyed by the town to control…

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