Who, me??!! Prediabetes?? Well, that’s exactly what I thought to myself when I recently saw my A1C blood test results- 5.9 – clearly in the prediabetes blood test range of 5.7-6.4. Greater than or equal to 6.5 is considered diabetes. For those of you who do not know what the A1C test is, it is […]
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Advent, the season of “joyful waiting” before Christmas, seems to me to be a good time to commit to a small wellness practice that will benefit you in body, mind and spirit and keep you from getting all frazzled about shopping and gift-giving. So here are just 5 suggestions to implement now until Christmas. You
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I bet that there are times during your day that you say, “I have to do this” or “I have to do that” and you feel overwhelmed or just plain tired. You say to yourself, “I don’t have time,” or I’m too tired, ” or “I don’t feel like it.” Whether it is exercise, fixing
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Do you hate doing a food journal? Can’t be bothered with keeping track of every morsel that crosses your lips? Well, I have to tell you. Keeping a food journal works. Being accountable helps you not only lose weight, but makes you aware of why you eat. I had always started off with the best
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I wrote a post like this post at the end of last summer and I think it is time for Part II. You can read Part I here. “How was your summer? Did you take any trips?” As the summer winds down and the kids go back to school, I have found that people keep
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Yesterday my husband and I went out to dinner at a new restaurant for us near the FSU campus. As usual, I quickly scanned the menu for things I could make gluten free, dairy free, soy free and egg free and healthy. Not too many choices, but some possibilities. I decided on grilled snapper, which
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Last week was challenging and a whole lot of fun traveling with our grandchildren – 8-year-old twins, one of whom is on the autism spectrum. We were traveling to Arizona to visit the grandkids’ step-great grandmother, whom they had never met. If I learned one major lesson from this trip it was BE PREPARED. Situation
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Last week I wanted to binge. On chips and salsa. Have there been times for you when just want to say, “I don’t care. I want those chips and I want them now?” It had been a challenging couple of days. Traveling with family, including 2 eight-year-olds, we had our flights cancelled and had to
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I am going to get unplugged – starting tomorrow. I am headed out to Arizona to visit my step-mother with family, including my two 8-year-old grandkids. You may be thinking,” How can she possibly be getting unplugged when she is going to have people, including children around?” Here is my answer: I am going to
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This is a tale about the chocolate chip cookie and my love affair with it. It all started when I was just a little girl and my mother made some Tollhouse chocolate chip cookies. Sublime doesn’t even cover how I felt about the experience. Love at first bite. Raise your hand if you are with
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