Eunis WildFire! Christensen

Last day of August. Cool breezes returning. Children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews are back in school. A number of Vitality Tip readers visited vacation spots around the globe. We delighted in showing friends and family San Diego’s best. Life is good. Before we move into September and this Friday’s, September 4th Ovarian Cancer Alliance of San […]

We’ve heard that effective weight management includes eating an early dinner. A recent KPBS.org article on what and when to eat referenced a study by researchers at Harvard University and the University of Murcia which found that dieters who ate breakfast and a main meal before 3 p.m. lost more weight than people who ate late into

This past weekend several hot weather records were broken throughout San Diego County – giving us appreciation for San Diego’s normally temperate days. If blistery hot weather should return, remember Vitality Tip # 2 – Drink Enough Water!  Meanwhile let’s commiserate with 18th Century English novelist Jane Austen…”What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps

Most of my Zumba Gold® class students have seen me at one time or another with the infamous “deer in the headlights” look.                                               What causes the captured, blank stare and forgotten next

 July was recognized as National Watermelon Month – but today, August 3, 2015, has been designated by food.com1 as National Watermelon Day. Why has watermelon earned attention two months in a row? According to the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, watermelon packs a powerful lycopene punch. Scientists have found that lycopene, the red pigment occurring naturally in certain

While visiting Tacoma, Washington, this past weekend for annual convention of the Univera, Inc. natural supplements I sell, the air seemed nicely clean. Early morning sea gulls squawked their way from Puget Sound past my 10th floor hotel window.     “What makes Tacoma feel so good?” I wondered. Then it came to me –

When reading Bill Gifford’s excellent book Spring Chicken – Stay Younger (Or Die Trying,) I came across the the ancient Greek term “hormesis.” Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche’s phrase That which does not kill us makes us stronger describes hormesis. Wait – we’ve worked long and hard to be comfortable. It turns out, though, that by allowing ourselves to

When improving dietary habits, our journey begins with what we choose to savor in the mind.  If daily self-talk focuses on what we have decided to minimize, e.g. foods full of the three white powders – excess sugar, flour and salt, then we obstruct progress toward healthy food. Let Eat lean and green become our daily mantra. We’ll leave

“I found my thrill on Blueberry Hill.”* According to the United States Department of Agriculture, July is National Blueberry Month. We’re glad for it! Supermarket produce sections brim over with fresh, low cost blueberries. Eating cupfuls of these luscious, low-in-fat, high fiber, nutrient-rich sweet orbs truly can be called July’s health thrill. *Thank you, Fats Domino,

Science has identified the Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load as being useful guides for individuals needing to keep blood sugar levels consistent and/or wanting to shed pounds through nutritious eating. Knowing the glycemic load of a food is considered very useful in regards to impact on our health. See easy-to-read article.