Yummy Recipe for Stress Management: With All the Trauma in the World, Why Not Take Action to Relieve Your Stress by Baking Something Healthy & Delicious – Sharing With Friends?
October 21, 2008 by Anne
Filed under Anne Holmes, Blog, Diabetes, Food & Recipes, Wellness
With All the Economic Drama of Recent Days, You Know We’re All in Need of Some Good Stress Management Techniques.
Hopefully you’ve been able to find an opportunity for a big belly laugh every day, since you know laughter’s a proven stress reliever. No need to head to a comedy club, there have been some great opportunities offered by the presidential campaign:
- Tina Fey’s impressions of Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live have really had the world laughing
- The real Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live this past weekend was another good chance to laugh, especially Amy’s the end of show rap
- Not to mention the ably delivered standup comedy of both McCain and Obama at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Dinner
Newly Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes: Wondering if You’ll Ever Be Able to Enjoy Treats Like Chocolate, Ice Cream, or Granola Again?
September 6, 2008 by Anne
Filed under Anne Holmes, Blog, Diabetes, Food & Recipes, Wellness
If you’re like most Baby Boomers who’ve suddenly found themselves with newly-acquired Type 2 diabetes, you were probably totally shocked when routine blood work during your annual check-up revealed your blood glucose numbers were “out of whack.” (Sorry, Highly Technical Term)
It Seems Baby Boomers Are More Likely to Develop Type 2 Diabetes
The typical Type 2 Diabetic profile includes:
- Over 40
- Sedentary and overweight, especially with excess weight around the middle (“Apple” body type)
- Hispanic, Black, Native American, or Asian background
Are You Still Under the Impression That You Have to be a “Former Hippie” to Love the Delicious and Highly Nutritious Benefits of Homemade Granola?
September 2, 2008 by Anne
Filed under Anne Holmes, Blog, Food & Recipes
Were you a love bead wearing fan of natural foods in your youth? Not me. Though I attended college in the early 70s, I doubt anyone who knew me then would have legitimately called me a “hippie.”
OK, I studied fashion design as an undergrad, so I had the wardrobe down: tie-dyed tops, bellbottoms and platform sandals. But this was more for comfort (and added height) than for political statement. No, I cannot claim to be a former hippie. But I did graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, so I definitely knew a few.
Nevertheless, I began my own “back to nature, back to the land” movement in my mid-twenties, when my (now 30-year old) first child was born.
That Was When I Entered What I Now Refer to As My “Earth Mother” Period.
