Social Distance: Nix Carry-outs; Create Healthy Options At Home

I’m a healthcare worker (nurse support tech in Baltimore’s GBMC hospital), so distancing from people with pneumonia, the flu, and tuberculosis is nothing new. In the hospital, we gown, mask and glove up for the aforementioned conditions as well as, MRSA, C-diff, HIV and other health concerns to ensure that we can continue to care…

Do you believe in ‘cheat days?’

I don’t. I can’t; and I’ll tell you why in a minute. But first let’s define cheat days, or cheat meals, or cheat moments – whatever phrase works for you. A cheat anything in the nutritional world is about eating a certain way for at least 80 – 90 percent of the time, and then…

Resist. Give up. Cut out. No way!

Resist your cravings. Give up snacking. Cut out fats, sweets, and salt. Resist. Give up. Cut out. Well, what kind of foolishness is that? Actually, it’s the exact mantra I chanted to myself when I turned 50 five years ago. I’d just seen a website that challenged a 30-day vegan trial. Well, I don’t do…

My Unprocessed Vegan Life

I’m not a vegan. I love boiled eggs in my salad. Though I don’t anticipate going back to the heavy taste of regular cheddar cheese, on occasion I do like mozzarella cheese melted on my veggie burgers. Just those two admissions cancel the vegan membership I thought I wanted when I transitioned from vegetarian. Since…