“Keep your family goiter free! Or else Norman Rockwell will not want to paint adver-pictures of your family!” Pop quiz time! Salt: life-giving nutrient or heart attack in a ceramic shaker? If you grew up like I did then you probably think of salt as a no-no for a healthy lifestyle but research is now …
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Hey Niki, I wanted to let you know that I got your e-mail and I tried to send you a response but for some reason your e-mail address keeps “failing delivery”. I’m really glad you reached out to me and I don’t want you to think I didn’t read it or haven’t answered – please …
I bet this little guy pees when he’s excited too! Like when he sees his Precious… SHAPE magazine just came out with their list of Top 20 Blogs for Fitness Junkies! That alone is fabulous news for both me and my Google Reader. (Did you know Jamie from Cranky Fitness is back and crabbier (i.e. funnier) than …
Read more “SHAPE Magazine’s Best Fitness Blogger List is Out [I’m Voting for MizFit!]”
You remember how bad I sweat? My poor kids have inherited my overactive pits. Sweat is a hot topic (hee!) around my house. Usually it revolves around how much I sweat (buckets), how quickly I can pit out my workout top (5 seconds), how to get the sweat smell out of my workout clothes (vinegar) …
Read more “Bodily Fluids and Fitness 101: Deodorant [$100 Visa Card Giveaway!]”
www.toothpastefordinner.com Friday morning found Gym Buddy Jeni and I shaky, light-headed, nauseated, cold, and mentally foggy. No it wasn’t because we’d just heard that Demi and Ashton might be breaking up. (If they can’t last then what chance do the rest of us have?? Hollywood, hot bods, oodles of money, custom-made kite boards – that’s …
Read more “The Sugar Shakes: Blood Sugar, Exercise and What Not To Do (Because you know I did)”
They make hydration look so easy! And so not fun! Fitness Myth: You need 8-10 glasses of water a day. Truth: There is no set amount each person needs. Rather it’s conditional on your age, gender, the status of your womb and especially your activity. If you are running outside on a hot day you …
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Rule #1: Never take candy from strangers! We drill this, along with it’s corollary “Never get into an unmarked van”, into our kids from pregnancy on (what? I watched a lot of Law & Order: SVU when I was gestating.) and yet I find strangers offering my kids candy at every turn. And they take …
You can’t swing a cat in a barn these days without hitting some new report out on the beleaguered dairy industry. Not that I’m endorsing cat swinging. Or swinging objects in barns. In fact, I can’t even endorse dairy because – have you heard? – 60% of adults can’t digest milk. And the bad news keeps …
Read more “The Dairy Dilemma [Because ‘almond beverage and cookies’ just doesn’t sound as good.]”
Sue Gury! I just sent you an e-mail letting you know. And a big thanks to everyone who entered – I ‘ve been cracking up all month reading about your first workout outfits!!
Getting caught doing this during the Spanish Inquisition was a one-way ticket to the iron maiden. In medieval times doing it was believed to infect you with the Black Death. Early Christians considered it on par with idol worship. But of course the Romans were all about doing it. In public. For every occasion. What …
Read more “Hygiene is Overrated [Are you a sitter or squatter?]”
