Want bigger muscles? More protein, right? Wrong!
The fastest way to get my goat is to get hyped up about eating lots of protein to build muscle. It just ain’t so. A recent study of 22 older…
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Let’s Talk About Metabolism
Here we are, gazing at that little roll of fat around our middle, lamenting that we’ve aged out of a fast metabolism and this roll is here to stay. Wouldn’t…
Are You Working Out for the Right Reason?
Clearly, exercise can shift the shape of your body. You may have noticed how wide and strong are the shoulders of Michael Phelps, Olympic swimmer, or how muscular are the…
Between the stimulus and the response……
Viktor E. Frankl, a psychiatrist and Holocaust surviver is quoted as saying, “Between the stimulus and the response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose…
What is today teaching me about me?
What is today teaching me about tomorrow? Gosh, I love a good magazine article, haha. So reading on, please know these words are not derived from a peer-reviewed research journal…
Nor’easter reflections
As I write, the expectation in my neighborhood is a gift from Mother Nature of 24-inches of light snow, possible thunder and lightning, and gale force winds of 50-80 mph.…
The Last Bite
Ah, it’s Monday and you’ve decided that today’s the day you’re going to be “good.” You’ll have 5 oz low-fat yogurt, 12 almonds, and 1/4 c. blueberries for breakfast, only…
Health redefined
“Health is not simply the absence of illness. Real health is the will to overcome every form of adversity and use even the worst of circumstances as a springboard for…
The Beauty of Inner Healing
We all have parts. Parts inside that have ideas, beliefs, opinions, and hopes about how we should present ourselves to the outer world. I’ll share some of mine so it…
Resolutions? No way!
I’ve written about resolutions many times on this blog. Use the search bar to find older articles – they are still relevant. I keep at it because resolutions don’t work.…
Diana Dugan Richards
