How to Start a Plant-Based Diet Where are you right now? You may be thinking as I did a few years back … did I even eat any vegetables today? Yep, there was a time when I realized that vegetables were almost totally missing…
Create a Vision Board to Rock Your Plant-Based Goals
Why Create a Vision Board? The Brazil Olympics just ended last weekend, and I thought I’d share a skill that many athletes use to accomplish their goals. Visualization. You may have noticed athletes seemingly concentrating and tuning out all else around them just before…
The Safety of Soy
(Post updated 02-02-26) Ask someone for their opinion on the healthfulness of soy, and you tend to get one of two answers: it’s a nutritious superfood we should all be eating, or it’s a poison that causes hormonal havoc. PROTECTIVE BENEFITS OF SOY Soy…
10 Things About Me
Here’s a few more things about me… For more, read My Story. 60th Birthday Celebration I’ve been married for 44 years. Charles was a budding studio photographer when we were first married. Since then, he’s had a successful photo career and founded one of the…
4 Reasons Why Diets Don’t Work
I’m excited to share an article about why diets don’t work from Jill Thomas, Healthy Habits Hypnosis. Jill is a certified clinical hypnotherapist. Her services were a wonderful help to me when I was going through a tough time. I still have the hypnosis session…
6 Tips for Dealing with Food Triggers
Do you get cravings you can’t ignore? Just recently, I made the mistake of looking at desserts on Pinterest – late at night. Oh boy, that was a mistake. I couldn’t wait to make the blondies I discovered. Good thing they were made with…
Uncommon Plant-Based Recipe Ingredients
Does it seem that many plant-based recipes have strange and uncommon ingredients? The main reasons are that they are great for getting the right nutrition and are often substitutes for the missing protein you get from meat and dairy. Some are for flavor and…
10 Every Day Quickies for Health
What You Do Counts! These 10 EVERY day quickies for health can make a difference in your life – who you ultimately become or what you end up doing. Every step contributes to that. It’s the same with our health. We make choices every day…
My first Giveaway October 1-31
I’m excited and ready for my first ever giveaway to celebrate reaching 1000 followers on Facebook and the opening of our new tee shirt shop. I feel so honored to share plant-based recipes and how to live a healthy life. Not to mention how excited I am to…
Oil-Free Hummus Formula
Hummus is a great snack, perfect as an appetizer for a crowd, and much cheaper to make yourself than buy it at the store. It’s also one of the easiest ways to eat beans. Eating beans every day is a very good indicator of…
Juggle to Improve Your Brain
Juggling Balls This last holiday, one the the gifts I received was this burlap bag full of juggling balls. I actually had requested it because I love to throw things into the air and catch them. I know, it’s a bit strange, but I…
10 Ways to Get More Sleep, Stay Slim and Improve Aging
I don’t know about you, but I need sleep. Lots of it–at least 8 hours a night– or I’m not very productive the next day. I find myself constantly raiding the fridge. and maybe, even, I’m a tad cranky. And of course, I find…
Should You Give Up Cow’s Milk
Why would you give up Cow’s milk, you might ask. “It’s a staple from my childhood and the main source of calcium,” you say. It may seem like an impossible feat, but it can be done. I wouldn’t have thought it myself, as I…
Nutrition Year in Review
If you haven’t been to Dr. Greger’s website, NutritionFacts.org, I highly recommend it as a great resource for fast and easy to understand videos about studies in nutrition and health. There are over 2,000 health topics, including (to name a few): Arthritis Blood pressure Cancer…
Sharing a Personal Health Journey
Diane’s Journey to Health This is a post about my personal health journey. I’m not just talking about losing weight and lowering cholesterol, although they are a part of it. It’s about dealing with my increasing episodes of heart palpitations. First, although most palpitations…