A Mediterranean style of eating appears more healthful than the Standard American Diet

I posted recently about how the Standard American Diet really is pretty SAD. And how our fear of fat has lead us down a path of tasteless, crappy food touted as “lite”, “diet”, and “healthy” but are really just processed gut bombs loaded with refined sugars, highly processed oils, genetically modified foods, and synthetic ingredients created in a lab, not

One small change, profound (and lasting) results

One of the things that holds us back when we want to start something new or break an old habit is feeling overwhelmed by the massive changes we think they have to make right away. And all those giant, looming changes become oppressive, leading to a sort of paralysis that prevents us from even attempting the new goal, or causes us to give up on

Small Sips of Health and Happiness: Edition 2

Changed the name a bit but idea is the same…. Here’s my favorite Facebook posts from the past week in one convenient place for you to scroll through and see what interests you! I’m trying to find the best of the web in the world of health and happiness and bring them to you here in a way that may


Just Say No to Tasteless Diet Foods

That’s Right – No More Fat-Free and Lite Diet Foods Today, I’m channeling Nancy Reagan and encouraging you to JUST SAY NO! No to what, you may ask? No to anything labeled ‘diet’, ‘fat-free’ or ‘low-fat’. Most of these diet foods remove good for us fats  that help us absorb nutrients and provide our cells with nourishment and replace them

How’s Your Diet Working Out For You?

Honestly, how happy are you with your current diet? Sometimes we have to slow down a bit and actually assess what we’re doing and see if it’s working for us. This can be hard to do because we may not always like the answers we find, particularly when it comes to our diet. What if we determine what we’re doing