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Since February is recognized as American Heart Month by the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it seemed appropriate that we would devote today’s post to intertwining the care of our physical and emotional heart. First, though … here is our public service announcement:See logo below from the American Heart Association (AHA,) a non-profit […]

The too big piece of chocolate cake, the crispy, salty potato chip, the warm sourdough roll slathered in butter invite us past the ragged edge of telling ourselves that TODAY is when I’ll shed those excess pounds. “I have no Willpower,” we groan. It’s time to meet our behavior friend forcing function, a concept borrowed

As reward for passing my fitness exam last week, I purchased what might be considered a pricey sweatshirt with gold-imprint message. Establishing reward milestones along one’s journey acknowledges effort and reinforces the desire to keep going! The shirt’s imprint was not a soulful seal as shown in the picture above – instead its sole message

Slogans motivate us when obstacles, or a drifting, reluctant mind, interfere with health and fitness or other self-determined goals. Before writing this post, I did not know that Merriam-Webster’s first definition of “Slogan” was 1. (a.) A war cry especially of a Scottish clan1; and (b.) (the definition I knew) – a word or phrase

Regular readers won’t have to check their calendars to know this is the beginning of January. How so? During the first week of every year, we set health and fitness priorities by posting TEN TIPS for a HAPPY HEALTHY LIFE, shown below. Each year as ups and downs occurred…A review of the TEN TIPS restored

This week we celebrate Leaving 2021 for 2022. Purpose of this post is to walk through uncertainty which may want to cling from past to present to future. Individually and collectively, it helps to remember, that we’ve dealt with uncertainty before. How about if we look to one of the pre-eminent sages of our time

I found a gift – good as a pony – to share with you this Christmas. The pony idea came to me while deep in study for a Titleist Performance Institute golf instructor course (Golf Level 2.) I had purchased the Golf Instructor course in hopes of becoming a better golfer and, more importantly, a

Most of us have learned NOT to give OUR OWN favorite books to friends and relatives, since they may not share the same enthusiasm for topics which inspire us. However, since the health evangelist abides (old English word) strong in me – and just in case anyone asks – the list that follows includes a

December’s first post is not related to that well-known line of James Cagney, one of our grandparents favorite actors, when he said…”You dirty… rat” in the movie Taxi. Our blog is based on skinny, healthy rats – made famous by Dr. Roy Walford, a gerontologist whose longevity research showed that a low-calorie diet could prolong

We say the French words au revoir – goodbye – to November feasting. Then we skip right past December’s over-indulgence and step on the January scale with smiles on our faces. Holiday lights accompany us all the way. What happened to our final November food post? you ask. Aren’t we going to savor one last