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Oysters-It’s What’s For Valentine’s Day Dinner
Oysters are believed to be the ultimate aphrodisiac. However, there is actually very little evidence to support this claim. Even so they are still the perfect food for you and your date to enjoy this Valentine’s Day. Oysters are loaded with a number of health...
Foods That Help to Keep Your Heart Healthy
Continuing with healthy heart month, did you know that the human heart will beat over two billion times during the average lifetime. It is vitally important to keep your heart healthy. One of the best ways to protect your heart is by eating a heart-healthy diet. There...
A Healthy Heart and Why It’s Important
February is national heart health month and I thought that I would take some time this week and give you some heart health information. The human heart is a remarkable organ. It's capable of sending blood to every cell in the entire body. It's a pump that begins to...
A Week Filled with Stress
If you read my blog post from Tuesday, you know that I had to take my beloved Labrador, Charlie, on a one way trip to the vet. Which resulted in a week filled with stress. I have talked about stress before, but today I want to let you know some of the health risks of...
Saying Goodbye to My Best Friend
Yesterday was a very hard day for me. I had to take my 12 year old Labrador Retriever, Charlie, on a one way trip to the vet. I didn't anticipate losing my best friend one short month after we found a marble sized lump on his rib cage right after Christmas. By two...
Baked Coconut Shrimp with Avocado-Lime Dip
In traditional versions of this recipe, shrimp is coated with sweetened coconut flakes and panko breadcrumbs, (which are not gluten-free), then deep fried. This healthier, lighter version is gluten free and baked, rather than fried. This version also calls for...
Eating Healthy Doesn’t Have to be Expensive
There are countless reasons I hear for not eating healthy foods -- a hectic day at work, no time to shop at the supermarket, not sure how to cook healthier meals, or even not being able to afford healthy food options. I even heard that last one on my local news this...
New Year Resolutions That Are Achievable
Here we are three weeks into the New Year! How are you coming along with all those resolutions you made on New Year's Eve? Everyone always has their resolutions about losing weight, or getting more exercise, and eating better, but does anyone give any thought to...
Slow Cooker Chicken & Vegetable Stew
I especially like to make Slow Cooker meals when it's cold and snowy outside and yesterday was just that kind of day here in Western Pennsylvania. - A delicious alternative to beef stew. - extra Virgin Olive Oil, Bonlesss Skinless Chicken...
6 Tips for Preventing Burnout
When you hear that women can have it all do you start to think it might be more apt to say that women can do it all? We are mothers, partners, bosses, employees, colleagues, daughters, sisters, best friends, clients, mentors, and caretakers to everyone. So, it makes...