There was recent news that taking multivitamins was bad for the health of "older" women. I read the research summary and nowhere did it tell me what vitamins were studied other than "popular" ones. The conclusions were that we are wasting our money and harming our health. Not surprising as 95% of all vitamin/mineral supplements…
October has often been a month of somewhat surreal ups and downs for me…. When I lived back East I loved the trees turning all those gorgeous colors in October. As kids we picked up the brilliant maple leaves from the streets and sidewalks, flattened them in fat dictionaries and then coated them in…
I woke up very early the other day and this was nature's gift for doing so! The sky show was awesome: A spectacular sunrise complete with a plane taking off from PDX. [see video] Nature is amazing and so filled with gorgeous colors. The morning sky in Portland is like no other place I've…
I write about the benefits of exercise and have a blog about being healthy – and here is a study that may just be part of the formula as to why we have an obesity epidemic and don't get enough exercise. The amount of TV viewed in Australia in 2008 was associated with reduced life…
For many reasons, largely economic, grown kids are moving back home. I’ve not experienced this for myself – but soon I will. My son and daughter-in-law have decided to leave Chicago and move to Portland. While this has never been his “home” they will be staying with me for a while. I moved to Portland…