As I prepare for the night, I felt something I hadn’t experienced for some time; cold. Being perimenopausal typically means my nights will be filled with uncomfortable hot flashes, waking me up multiple times. My restlessness has a negative impact on my husband’s rest; I sleep downstairs, at times, to give him a needed break. […]
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In the last year and a half I’ve experimented with various nutritional protocols to test the procedure on myself. With each protocol I spent time talking with a varied group of people involved, reading literature, and learning a lot of tidbits along the way. Talking with many different groups of people is a great way
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Searching high and low for a lost Fitbit. This is not how my productive Sunday was to end.. Added insult: all the extra steps searching aren’t counted.. A quick touch revealed it is missing from the small strap supporting my summer top. My first thought was “I’m screwed,” I had been everywhere at home since
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Chicken Saltimbocca Recipe My husband orders Chicken Saltimbocca whenever it is on the menu. I wanted to surprise him by making it for the valentine’s holiday, He was so smitten he had to share with his social media friends. There were a few requests for recipes and since it was a mish mash, wrote it
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Nutrition Series: Simple vs. Complex Carbohydrates There is a lot confusion regarding the term: simple and complex carbohydrates. How do you know which is which as the terms aren’t indicative how quickly they are digested, metabolized, and absorbed or even the nutritional value of carbohydrates. The confusion lies in how the same number of carbon,
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Eating More to Speed Metabolism In my last post I discussed various eating style options; that post was written to detail various approaches to eating styles I’ve done or researched. In the recent past I’ve gone from eating an average 1500 calorie intake to 2280 calories, or more, daily. (You can use my Total Daily
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Fussy Eater Fix: Pick your Vegetable and Protein for this Quiche This Crustless Quiche recipe is perfect when multi-tasking breakfast. Once blended, pour the egg mix over vegetables and protein mixture of choice. Once in the oven, you’ll have 45 minutes to relax and catch up before enjoying a fresh cooked delight. Leftover cooked vegetables
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Eating Style: Clean Eating to Dirty Paleo When I started this blog, I was predominately a “clean eater,” you know… Tosca Reno style. Then I did a trial eating protocol that included removing: wheat, gluten, or grains. It wasn’t a huge change as I wasn’t a huge bread eater anyhow, besides, I thought at the
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Mango Banana Ricotta Cream with Protein After a busy day working in the gardens we settled in to prepare our evening meal. My husband, the king of subliminal hints, mentioned a ricotta cream with grilled pineapple. Unfortunately, we were out of grilled pineapple. All was not lost, we had a healthy supply of mango. With
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Blogger derailed or “Where’s Waldo” I feel at a loss right now, I’ve had so much time away from this blog without connection, it is like meeting up with an old friend and not knowing where to start when they ask, “How’s it going?” To make the whole process a wee bit easier for
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