Posts Tagged ‘Health’

Read the Report: Women, Health, Aging and Money

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

It seems we’re living in a country that penalizes women for:

  • Taking time out of their own lives and careers to care for others
  • Getting older
  • Living longer than men

According to a new study just published by OWL (Older Women’s League National Board), women over 50 are in dire straits. (more…)

The 50% Solution to a Better Life: How Doing a Little More (or Less) Can Make a Difference

Friday, May 4th, 2012

It’s so easy to get overwhelmed.

A plan to lose weight, start a fitness program, save money, spend more time volunteering, get out the door faster every morning — or do anything new — can be stymied      before you even start… if it seems too difficult to achieve. Like most of us, you’ll be tempted to just give up.

But don’t.

There’s a simple solution to streamlining your goals, plans, even beauty routines, so you actually accomplish what you’ve set out to do… successfully. (more…)

The Perfect Kitchen Disinfectant–No Chemicals and Smells Good, Too!

Friday, April 13th, 2012

I hate perfunctory chemicals, meaning, I hate chemicals that I don’t really need . . . especially in my home. (more…)

Go Green for St. Patrick’s Day

Tuesday, March 13th, 2012

ad-dic-tion: the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma.

Since I decided to turn my eating around (about the time I started researching and writing my book, about three years ago), I was introduced to kale. Eating kale has been a huge part of my plan for overall well-being ever since. (more…)

What Does Growing Bolder Mean to You?

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

I was a repeat guest on the GROWING BOLDER RADIO SHOW recently, with hosts Marc Middleton and Bill Shafer. In case you missed it . . . just click on this link to listen in! Enjoy the show!

Will the Authentic Paula Deen Please Stand Up?

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

To be authentic, according to most authorities on authenticity, is to be true to one’s own self, to one’s own nature. I suppose Paula Deen, while instructing viewers to add butter, sugar, and more butter and sugar, to her recipes–allegedly based on her “Grandmama Paul’s Southern cooking”–was being authentic, even as she was helping millions of Americans enter the growing group known as “obese.” (more…)