Two weeks ago PBS TV featured a six-episode series called The National Parks: America’s Best Idea. The series was personal to me because every third Summer vacation my father made sure our family visited as many national parks as time and distance would allow. Watching America’s Best Idea re-invigorated gratitude in me for the foresight of those who labored to […]
We made it to the second half of 2020. Phew! First six months set all kinds of records. Good chance our hair will be on edge from now through December. Here’s an antidote to keep us and the neighbors sane and smiling at each other for the rest of the year. Click here. The remedy is good for
One long-term prevention for helping us minimize impact of COVID-19 is to stay clear of metabolic syndrome1. A syndrome is a group of symptoms which consistently appear together. Metabolic syndrome generally includes increased blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess body fat around the waist, and abnormal cholesterol or triglyceride levels. We have the power to fight back against these
Sky blue waters do not originate with that commercial1 which sticks in the mind of those who remember it from the late 1970’s. Nor does this health blog advocate drinking beer! What we are talking about this first week of Summer is to remember to drink a minimum eight glasses of cool, clear water as the days heat
We hardly notice in the beginning. Somehow it becomes easier not to stretch the arm high, bend down on the good knee, raise our foot well over top of the curb or even stand tall. The immobility box is closing in! We don’t have to live behind those shrinking walls – not yet. The way out
Monday, June 8, 2020, unofficially has been designated National Best Friends Day. Friends are good for health. They stoke appreciation in us. If a few close friends have come and gone over the years, smile at the memories. Meanwhile…keep your eyes, ears and heart open. More than likely the next one is just around the corner.
As we step into June, for a moment let’s turn off the TV, set aside the world’s trouble and see ourselves frolicking into a happy mind. Our mental health will thank us. A clear head that supports and encourages family and friends may be our most effective community contribution at this time. WF! This week we’ll have two free 45-minute
Choose well. Your choice is brief, and yet endless.1 Choosing to head out the door for a walk or engage in home exercise sometimes feels like a ceaseless do or don’t I? decision. Remembering that golden day, though, when we chose and committed to take care of our body through exercise, helps set the mind free to step eagerly into today’s activity. For
The loose moment happened last week. I found myself gleefully tearing multiple thin sheets of paper towel off a roll. Then caution stepped in. “What’s going on?” Thick, quality paper towel rolls had arrived in a large box after a month wait from Amazon. One of these new rolls stood righteously on the counter next
Guardians serve to look after, protect and/or defend. Generally we think of Guardians in the classical sense such as seen in the work of Dorothy Berry-Lound’s lions on stone pillars. My Guardians could be considered more commonplace. They decorate my refrigerator and fend off howling appetite wolves. Guardians have weathered humanity’s test of
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Monday Morning Vitality Tips and Special Events
