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March Is Nutrition Month

2025-01-13T23:54:00-08:00

Looking forward to spring and all of the wonderful produce that it brings, I cannot think of a better month for nutrition month. And to celebrate, we are kicking off the month with...rhubarb? Yes, rhubarb!

March Is Nutrition Month2025-01-13T23:54:00-08:00

Why intermittent fasting can be a powerful tool for your health

2025-01-13T23:18:05-08:00

Intermittent fasting has been trending for quite some time now. Is it simply hype or is there science to back up the grandiose claims of weight loss and improved overall health? Before we get into

Why intermittent fasting can be a powerful tool for your health2025-01-13T23:18:05-08:00

Day 12 of the 30 Days, 30 Soups Project

2025-01-13T21:29:41-08:00

Special for Saturday I offer a rather quick and totally decadent Normandy-Style French Onion Soup to enjoy with family or friends. Yes, do get some exercise to balance it all out.Have a great day!

Day 12 of the 30 Days, 30 Soups Project2025-01-13T21:29:41-08:00

Let food be your medicine

2025-01-13T19:39:56-08:00

Advice from Hippocrates, “Let food be your medicine, and medicine be your food” has proved true for 2,500 years! Hypertension (high blood pressure), prediabetes and osteoporosis are often asymptomatic for years. A yearly checkup will

Let food be your medicine2025-01-13T19:39:56-08:00

Green Day

2025-01-13T18:34:59-08:00

I love the color green. Clicking around on the web you find many different meanings for the color. It is said to represent growth, rebirth, good luck, balance, stability, and endurance among other things; and

Green Day2025-01-13T18:34:59-08:00

D is for Diet

2025-01-13T16:54:51-08:00

  A diet should not be a temporary solution or a means to an end. A diet should not severely cut calories or entire food groups. A diet should not be a Band Aid. A

D is for Diet2025-01-13T16:54:51-08:00

New Year, New You?

2025-01-13T15:14:04-08:00

Happy New Year! Many times, we start the new year by making resolutions for a new and improved version of ourselves – a Melissa 5.0 in my case. But maybe we do not really want

New Year, New You?2025-01-13T15:14:04-08:00