Tweet This recipe is an eye-opener for those who find sweet potatoes cloyingly sweet or who are tired of eating them smothered in marshmallows and brown sugar. Japanese sweet potatoes, with their pale flesh and delicate flavor, are a treat if you can find them. Prep time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 30-40 minutes Serves: 4…
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Nutrition Lessons From a Marathon
Tweet Okay, I can admit it, I like to run. I don’t know how good I am at it, but honestly, I’ve never really cared. I never thought that I would ever attempt the marathon. Seemed too daunting, just too long of a distance to run at one time. Anyone agree with me? 26.2 miles? How could anyone…
What Is Your Body Crying Out For?
Tweet Diets are a funny thing. First off, I hate the name of them. When does anything with the word “die” in it mean a good thing? Second, they just don’t work. Okay, maybe they work for a little bit, maybe a few weeks, a month or even a few months. But long term, they…
Are You Ready to Pull Your Hair Out?
Tweet Can I be real with you for a moment? I know that we’re supposed to be talking about nutrition, healthy food and diets here, but I have to share something with you and I think today is the perfect day to do so. Have you ever had that moment where you get so frustrated…
Make Today The Day
Tweet Do I really mean today? Yes, I mean today! Make today the day that you decide to be healthy, happy and fabulous. Make today the day that you choose to eat your vegetables BEFORE your desert. Make today that day that you take an extra flight of stairs instead of waiting for the elevator….
Are You Lacking in Your “S” Vitamins?
Tweet I know what you’re thinking right now. What do you mean, Annette, by getting enough of my S Vitamins? Never heard of them? Chances are, you haven’t heard of them referred to as S Vitamins, but they are crucial and absolutely critical to health and longevity. Before you good “S Vitamins”, give me a…
Take Some Quiet Time For Yourself
Tweet “Within each one of us there is another whom we do not know. He speaks to us in dreams and tells us how differently he sees us from how we see ourselves. When, therefore, we find ourselves in a difficult situation, to which there is no solution, he can sometimes kindle a light that…
The Power of Thought
Tweet “All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think, we become.” -Buddha (563 – 483 B.C.) Today I’m giving you all some food for thought. Are any of us truly aware of the power of our words? Do we ever really see how our…
Thoughts on Success
Tweet I have had the concept of success on the brain and I had wanted to share the following with all of you. Enjoy this food for thought and thought for food… “Life is a succession of moments. To live each one is to succeed.” -Corita Kent “Success is peace of mind, which is a…
Fear’s Big “What If”
Tweet “You have to keep showing up, being open, and doing the work. The journey into the self is not a group experience. It’s solitary work. But so many of us are afraid of being alone. So you need to experiment… The whole process of following these spiritual instructions has a lot to do with…
