That’s right.  Got the results from my physical last week, and they were awesome. I am never sure–at least not since my bout with breast cancer a few years back–how the test results are going to come out.  But I felt pretty good going in, and I have been working hard to change my diet, de-stress whenever possible, and just plain take care of myself.
After meeting with my doctor, one message came through loud and clear–my diet is doing amazing things for my health.  I grew up a die-hard, meat-eating carnivore.  In my late 20s I changed that up somewhat, my thirties, even more so.  …read more

It’s a common belief that many of my friends share–if you follow a vegetarian diet, you won’t be able to get as far with strength training and athletic pursuits.
Wrong. True, it is going to be a bit more complex to attain the level of protein in your diet that your body looks for when you’re undertaking a strength traning regimen. But it isn’t impossible.
Many experts recommend 1.6 to 1.7 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight (0.73 grams per pound). There are ways for you to get enough protein to reach this recommended amount with low-fat dairy products and …read more

First of all, apologies for not posting this sooner, I have a cold.  Which prompted this post, actually.  I started thinking about things I USED to love and be able to tolerate eating when I felt under the weather.  Soup was the first thing that came to my mind.  My mother’s chicken soup was number two.  Number three–I’m not eating meat now, better use my recipe for a simple vegetable broth.
Lucky for me, I live very close to a huge fresh market.  Even luckier, I stopped there as usual Saturday morning to graze the produce.  Bought tons of stuff I haven’t even …read more