Healthy food and drink choices
A PERSONAL ANECDOTE For roughly the last 20 years, my blood pressure/pulse readings have been irregular. Not bad, not always good. At times, my pulse would be higher than usual. So might be my systolic number. The diastolic was generally… Continue Reading
SHE’S AN AMATEUR ATHLETE Alica is a German sprinter and hurdler who has become well known for her stunning appearance and hard training. She was part of the German 4X400 relay team in the 2024 World Athletics Championships and the… Continue Reading
FAMILY VALUES Nelly Korda is currently the #1 ranked golfer on the LPGA tour. She is an American citizen with Czechoslovakian lineage. She has won her first five tournament starts in 2024. Only Annika Sorenstam and Nancy Lopez had done… Continue Reading
WHY NOT? I just finished an article on the benefits of eating fruit – LET’S BE FRUITY. Personally, I eat lots of fruits and nuts, though I try to be careful with the salt content of nuts. Nuts are tasty… Continue Reading
LET ME EXPLAIN The English language is replete with slang words, some of which may be disparaging. “Fruity” was used in past times to indicate someone who was gullible, someone who was “wacko” and very often to insult a male… Continue Reading
IT’S ESSENTIAL FOR OUR SURVIVAL This post will address a very simple health issue – drinking water. Hydration may be far more important than many of us recognize. I am convinced that habits control our behavior – also that habits… Continue Reading
WE ALL LOVE CHOCOLATE Certainly, it can be pleasant to eat carefully for a week and then indulge in chocolate as a reward. Maybe I chose a topic that would make my readers happy? Too much chocolate is not good… Continue Reading
YOU CAN’T EXERCISE YOUR WAY OUT OF AN UNHEALTHY DIET It’s been said that most of us tend to underestimate the amount of calories we consume and over-estimate the amount of calories we burn in a workout. If we don’t… Continue Reading
IT’S A HABIT! I have often thought about motivation and habits. Motivation will get us started toward a goal, but habits will consistently keep us going when motivation fluctuates. To me, habit formation is much more important, since habits give… Continue Reading
IT’S NOT A STRAIGHT LINE PROCESS A couple of days ago, I weighed 177.4. The next day, I weighed 178.8. I had not eaten many more calories, though a bit more. My daily exercise had been very similar, actually more.… Continue Reading