Is Bloating A Normal Part of Aging? I Think Not!

How many times have we seen this: a TV show, a magazine article or a piece on the news about how “low back pain is just part of again- why not take X medication to help dull the pain“‘, or “has your digestion slowed down as you age?  Try ‘X’ pill to help regulate things!”? […]

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Cookies For The Dog?

I’ve seen a lot of bad food choices in many a market, ut today may be one of the worst of all.   I saw a ready-to-bake, frozen, log-shaped concoction of cookie dog for the dog.  Picture those horrendous Pillsbury or Nestle rolls of dough that you can purchase and all that needs to be […]

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Too Much Kale? Eat Some Seaweed!

No, your eyes are not deceiving you.  It is, indeed, possible to eat too much of my favorite, leafy green. As much as I hate to admit it, there can be too much of a good thing. What’s the issue? If we only ever eat one type of veg, or fruit or protein, for that […]

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Eight Under Eighty

This is the title of a column that appears regularly in Health Magazine. It’s not surprising that since many  readers are likely trying to lose or maintain weight,  they’d be keen to find ‘treats’ that are not over the top  in terms of calories so they’d theoretically be ‘safe’ or ‘healthy’ options for one to […]

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