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Live Your Life Now for Your Future Self

December 9, 2013
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Four years ago my father had a mini stroke, and spent a week in the hospital.   Unfortunately my father had not exercised in years and because of his lack of strength and stamina, his health quickly declined. When it was time for him to go home, he could not, instead he had to go into […]

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Chia Seeds

December 3, 2013
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Chia seeds really is a food you should be eating daily.  It’s a food that can be incorporated into your daily meals without changing the flavor but boosting the health benefits of each meal. I keep a jar of chia seeds on the kitchen counter so it’s always an easy reach away to add to […]

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Raising Awareness about Food Insecurity; No More Hungry Nights

September 11, 2013
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Thinking back to my childhood the time that I felt the most connected and loved was dinnertime.  It was an assurance something I knew I could count on, Mom making dinner and my family sitting around the dinner time talking and eating a homemade dinner.  Being the youngest and last at home Sundays were a […]

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Chocolate Sundae Cupcake

August 5, 2013

Cold Stone Creamery™ and International Delight have joined together to make three new flavored creamers Sundae-licious.  Imagine a Cold Stone Creamery™ favorite, right in your coffee! I tried the Cold Stone Creamery™ Founders Favorite which tastes like brownie, pecan, caramel and fudge flavors mix with the taste of melted ice cream. Check out International Delights Pinterest Board to […]

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Saving & Printing Recipes on A Healthy Life For Me with Ziplist

July 16, 2013
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I am really excited to share with you a new tool that I can now offer, called ZipList.  If you are like me you would love an easy way to store all your favorite recipes that you try or want to try that allows you easy access.  No more searching for the recipe you saw […]

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Spirulina vs. Cancer

April 4, 2013
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A few weeks ago a friend found out that he has stomach cancer.  He is 59 years old, runs several marathons a year, teaches spin class, goes to yoga and seems to lead a very healthy life.  I only know him through the gym where I work out,  so I have no idea what his […]

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Which Eggs should you be eating?

March 21, 2013

Yep that pretty much sums up how the weather has been around here.  Snow flurries on Sunday, thunderstorms at 6 A.M on Monday morning with rain all day and Tuesday and Wednesday gusty freezing winds.  That is why my garden is still a quiet empty shell.  The rosemary is holding strong and the garlic and […]

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Affording Organic Food

March 14, 2013

I really thought that by this time, I would have some seeds started in the garden.  Last March I already had romaine and spinach along with radishes peeking out of the soil.  This year, I just want the ground to thaw.  As I am writing this post it is snowing furiously and the high temperature […]

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What are GMO’s?

March 7, 2013

Tuesday night I was brushing my teeth before bed and my husband was in bed working on his laptop.  Well, I thought he was working, what he was doing was looking at my facebook page.  He loves my little comical cartoons.  I didn’t post a comic on Tuesday, but an infographic about GMOs and how […]

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Valentine’s Day with Friends

February 14, 2013
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I have done a few live cooking demonstrations on Google +.  For my third demonstration I prepared my Chocolate and Peanut Butter cupcakes with my friend Ms. Grace Thomas.  Doing the demonstrations has made me take a huge step out of my comfort zone, which I am happy I have done, mostly because it has allowed […]

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Food safety | Homeland Security News Wire

August 12, 2012

Read this article on line this morning and thought it was worth sharing.  You can see the article on the Homeland Security News Wire  The federal government has come up with a new proposal to examine chickens for contaminates and diseases, and the proposal has some people concerned and others outright scared; the proposal would […]

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Diary of a Dinner Party

May 28, 2012
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I decided to throw a dinner party to bring together my friends before we all got lost in the summer madness and to celebrate my husbands birthday. Though I am no expert on how to throw a party I have done it several times and I thought it might be fun to share the party […]

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To Microwave or Not To Microwave

May 25, 2012
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I am sure everyone who reads this post has a microwave or has access to one.  We all use it day in and day out to cook our popcorn, our veggies, and whatever we can that will make our lives easier. The question that keeps popping up in my life, is it bad for us? […]

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Guest Blogger Today – Jillian Mckee on Nutrition and Cancer

May 23, 2012
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Jillian contacted me and asked if she could guest blog here on A Healthy Life.  I couldn’t have been more honored that she asked and was thrilled and quite excited to include her thoughts. Jillian McKee has worked as the Complementary Medicine Advocate at the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance since June of 2009. Jillian spends most […]

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Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs

May 17, 2012
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There is nothing more frustrating than trying to peel a hard boiled egg, when half of the egg comes off with the shell.  UGHH.  I have tried it all, a needle hole in the shell.  Oh that works really well trying to stick a needle through a raw egg shell.  Vinegar in the water, place […]

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