With all the situps that I’m doing, I think that I have it under control, but this little chopping board should make it that much easier. I had no idea that this even existed!!

Now is this cool or what. Slide your food into the circle and it actually weighs your food for you!
Did you know…
“Carrots are one of the best sources of carotene which is a strong antioxidant. But carrots also contain other phenolic compounds that are antioxidants. Many people do not realize that numerous phenolic compounds are located in the skin of fruit and vegetables, many of which …read more

I know that we need calcium, but did you know that we don’t need milk to get it. Salmon, nuts, spinach and any other dark green vegetable can give you what you need. And once you have given up dairy products, you might notice that you have better skin and less puffiness too. Now that’s not a bad thing!

Okay, I have to admit that I don’t like spinach unless it is in a salad. Cooked spinach tastes absolutely horrible, but I just might rethink the spinach thing if it does this much good for your skin.
FOLLOW POPEYE
Dry skin caused by cold weather and central heating is another reason to wallow in the winter blues, but spinach can help solve that. “This green vegetable would have done more than make Popeye strong – it would also have given his skin that smoothness that the ladies love,” says Susan M Kleiner, author of Power Food. “It contains an antioxidant called …read more

As we age, a decrease in our physical abilities leads to a decrease in our metabolic rate (amount of energy used in a given period), which in turn contributes to weight gain. The physiological changes that accompany increasing age affect the body’s composition and cardiopulmonary (heart and lung) function, thus reducing our ability to work and exercise and lose weight. Genetics, muscle mass, gender, calorie consumption versus expenditure, and lifestyle are all factors in weight gain.
More on why we gain weight as we age
While a lot of factors are at play here, today I’m concentrating on portion control. Here’s …read more