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Reclaim Your Mind: Uncover Who Controls Your Thoughts
Have you ever contemplated where all your thoughts are coming from, buzzing around like a bunch of mosquitoes you’re trying to swat off? Who’s pulling the strings in your mind? In Michael A. Singer’s book, The Untethered Soul, he talks about the nonstop chatter in the mind that never shuts up. “What am I going to wear to that party? I have nothing to wear. What if I run into Connie again? What am I going to say to her? I just can’t stand her. Maybe I just shouldn’t go. I don’t really like that crowd anyway. Wait a minute! What do I care if I run into that woman…
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The Startling Saga of Our Sick Society
We are a seriously sick society. Each year, obesity contributes to about 112,000 preventable deaths. Please don’t make it 112,001. Let’s investigate this health crisis a little further. Accompany me into the typical American family home. We’ll stop momentarily to eavesdrop. “Hey, honey, what’s for dinner tonight?” Oh, I don’t know, but there’s some mac & cheese in the cupboard or a lasagna in the freezer.” Does this conversation sound familiar? Perhaps the lasagna was freshly home-baked by our culinary friend, Marie Callender, or the Stouffer’s? I ponder what they ate for breakfast. Crunchy Nut cereal contains 26 g of sugar per serving. And the Kellogg’s must be exploding with…
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Sweet Poison: Sugar’s Hidden Threat to Seniors’ Mind and Body
Disguised in an innocent, charming little bowl next to your butter dish hides the sweetest poison you’ll ever encounter—sugar! “Come here, my pretty, touch the delightful white crystals of obsession to your tongue and witness the change in your body and mind!” But do we want to experience human metamorphosis? From the moment we slip out of the womb, our body is inundated with sweeteners, such as corn syrup, fructose, and sucrose. As we grow, the sophisticated allure of sugar pokes its demonic head out everywhere we go. Yet, beneath the surface lies a profound truth that demands our attention—a fact that goes beyond taste and pleasure. With every bite…
Vital Sassy Seniors
Wellness and Passion for a Purposeful Life
