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Hara Hachi Bu for Health & Longevity

The Okinawan Japanese have a saying: hara hachi bu, which means, roughly translated, “Stop eating when you are 80% full”. The French say,

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The ONE thing I would recommend...

People often ask me the ONE THING I would recommend when it comes to food. I find it a loaded question, because there are so many different

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Anatomy of a Smoothie

Smoothie's get a bad rap. And yet the benefits go far beyond "they are good for me". Think food waste management, financial savings,

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Food Insecurity / Battle the COVID-19 Bulge

As much as I feel the tips included below on how to battle your bulge are important, given what's going on in the US (and beyond), I debated

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Smiling Eyes :)

Smile more :) I looked in the mirror this morning with my mask on. I wanted to see if people could tell if I was smiling behind my mask.

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Minimize oxidative stress on your brain

I heard a couple of interesting stats earlier this week: 7x as many people are now living over the age of 85, relative to 1960 10,000 people

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Why You Need To Move More

I’ve been writing and talking quite a bit recently about the impact of food on our brains, with respect to our moods, longevity, and ...

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Achy Joints? Read On.

Joint pain affects many women in their 50’s and beyond, for a variety of different reasons. Sometimes joint pain can be debilitating, other