The first thing I would like to do is apologize for my absence. It was not planned; it just happened. Life happens, right? Sometimes we lay out a plan and everything goes according to our plan. More often, we lay out a plan and unplanned things get in our way. Life gets in our way. […]
The Keep America Beautiful non-profit says one of the seven primary sources for litter is from household trash handling and collection. When I walk through our neighborhood on trash collection day, I can believe this. After the garbage truck has made its rounds, there is often trash on the ground around the garbage bins. So, […]
As I was looking for some good links earlier this month when writing about litter, one of the facts I read is that cigarette butts is one of the most littered items. Really? I had no plan to write about this until we did our “litter loop” walk the other day and I noticed all […]
May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, so it seemed appropriate to ask about sunscreen. There are a couple things to know to help us be sun smart. What is ultraviolet radiation? The Skin Cancer Foundation says that “UV radiation is part of the electromagnetic (light) spectrum that reaches the earth from the sun. It has […]
June is Great Outdoors Month so the focus is the environment. There are many things in our environment that have an impact on us and our health. Some of these things we have very little, if any, control over, while others we have complete control over. Greg and I walk around our sub-division a couple […]
June is Great Outdoors Month so the focus is the environment. There are many things in our environment that have an impact on us and our health. Some of these things we have very little, if any, control over, while others we have complete control over. I went for a hike the other morning. There […]
During the course of May, we looked at hydration. Why is hydration so important? Because it helps our bodies, which are composed of more than 60% water, perform optimally. Sufficient water is an important component of good health. This What is Hydration? video on thevisualMD.com is great! It covers the various topics we looked at […]
Did you ever think about eating your water to help stay hydrated? I never really thought about it. I was happy to discover that I eat a lot of hydrating foods on a daily basis. I have a book called The Water Secret: The Cellular Breakthrough to Look and Feel 10 Years Younger by Howard […]
In your efforts to stay hydrated, are all liquids created equal? Does 16 oz of coffee equal 16 oz of water? Do you need an electrolyte beverage? Should you “drink your vitamins” using a water with added vitamins? Wow, so many questions! (Sorry, this is a bit of a long post with several links) This […]
As I said last week, I personally think that “How do I know I am drinking enough water?” is a better question to ask than “How much water should I drink?”. Again, using the stand-by rule of 8 8-oz glasses (64 oz) as a baseline is easy to remember and I don’t believe there is […]