This week we’re going to be looking at the importance of being properly hydrated. This seems to be a topic of great contention in the health field with some saying only drink when you’re thirsty, others saying drink gallons, and others who have complicated formulas including scales and weight and such. I’m not a scientist, but I have definitely...

While there’s debate on what’s true and what isn’t (as always in the nutritional/health field) there seems to be some general consensus that Apple Cider Vinegar is worthy of a second look. Way back in 400 BC Hippocrates thought the two most important remedies were (natural, local) honey, and (organic, unfiltered) Apple Cider Vinegar. According to...

Getting healthy should be a journey, not a destination.  We should be constantly checking and tweaking our lifestyles to get the most benefit out of our diets and exercise program. However, we don’t need to obsess.  Just keep some “healthy attention” on what’s going on, and try to get maximum benefit from minimum effort.  That’s my...

My own ethnic heritage is Welsh/English. My maternal Grandparents were immigrants from Wales, met here in Canada, married, and raised their family here.   My paternal Grandparents were from the Birmingham area in England and came to Canada several generations ago. I never thought much about my heritage until I married my Belfast boy.  I became fascinated with the...

Ew. What a topic! An important one for weight loss, though, as we’ll see. So what is a “fatty liver”? According to Wikipedia: Fatty liver, also known as fatty liver disease (FLD), is a reversible condition where large vacuoles of triglyceride fat accumulate in liver cells via the process of steatosis (i.e. abnormal retention of lipids within...