I was shopping the other day when I overheard two co-workers talking. One of the women mentioned that she didn’t feel well and was getting rundown. The other woman immediately snapped, “you need to take care of yourself.” I couldn’t help but cringe at that proclammation. It struck a nerve because in spite of taking
Some of my friends tease me about the way I stress over maintaining a clean house. And, my husband has taken to saying things like, “but, YOU love cleaning” when I ask him to help out. Truth is, although I do love a clean house, I do not love cleaning! I am sure I am
This summer I was experiencing nausea and fatigue. I became so desperate to determine the culprit that I decided to modify my diet. I started by keeping a food journal of everything I ate and drank and how I felt afterwards. The whole process was extremely tedious, and although nothing really stood out as the
10/13/18 UPDATE: I’m no longer actively managing this blog, so I apologize for not responding to comments. I hope to return to this subject in the near future. In the meantime, I suggest you visit: http://livingwithgastroparesis.com/ When I started this blog I vowed I would do my best to pass on information that I thought might
I had a bit of a yogurt obsession earlier this year. At that time I was just loving all things yogurt – frozen yogurt, yogurt plus extra probiotics, yogurt with fiber. It was all good, with the exception of a few annoying ingredients namely loads of sugar and high fructose corn syrup. But, alas my
I took an entire month off from blogging, so I figured this post better be a good one! And, it is, I promise. I am going to reveal my absolute favorite hair care product. First I must give some background – I have spent my entire 30+ years of life trying to tame my unruly
I am so proud to hear my Mom has been working out regularly – doing a walking program teamed with water aerobics. It is such great news because she has suffered with osteoarthritis and I know her new activities will really help her joints, not to mention her waistline. However, she voiced some disappointment that
I am an avid label-reader. However, occasionally when grocery shopping I just instinctively grab items that are my staples. I recently grabbed a carton of Egg Beaters egg substitute without really paying much attention to the package. However, when I whipped up a batch of scramble egg sub I gave the label a second look.