The 3 C’ s for teenage boys

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My teenage son was attending a program overseas where there were going to be 4 boys and 16 girls living together for 2 months. Hmmmm…..he definitely needed a refresher sex talk which I asked his father do. After much prompting ( a nice way of saying nagging) he had what he thought was a perfectly acceptable father to son discussion. … Read More

Your Cell Phone May BE Making You Fat!!

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Really….and not only your phone but your computer, tv and even some energy saving light bulbs. Think about this – because we are animals (some more than others) our bodies are conditioned to eat more when it’s light out. For our hunting and foraging ancestors, summers long days were the time to eat more and store fat to prepare for … Read More

NEW WARNING LABEL NEEDED ON POULTRY !!!

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  Disclaimer: According to health experts (not quite sure who these experts are) anyway they issued a statement saying not to wash poultry before cooking because the splashing water spreads the salmonella bacteria. The first dish I ever prepared was a roast chicken.  Sounds innocuous enough, but let me give you some color on what was going on in my … Read More

Can YOU CONTROL THE GREEN MAN?

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You are walking down the street and get to a corner where you need to wait for the traffic to stop in order to cross…… Do you push the button?   You know that  black box with buttons and images of a green and red man installed at many intersections.  Just because one person wants to walk across the street and … Read More

BREAST CLEANING SERVICE EVER!

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And you thought cleaning your house was a drag.  Well now it doesn’t have to be – a cleaning company in London called Naturist Cleaners offers housekeepers who will clean your house NAKED.  Well almost…they will be wearing gloves and slippers. If you really want, you can be naked too! Their ethos is that a clean environment promotes positive thoughts. … Read More

HOW TO RELAX

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Just Brethe

Funny story about an extreme method of breathing called Primal Scream Therapy. John Lennon was a big devotee and it is said he had found clarity and inspiration from this unorthodox form of release.  On Youtube you can watch Yoko Ono’s primal scream reaction to the US Elections!  Anyway…one of my many professions was that of a commercial real estate … Read More

Coffee – Drink Responsibly

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Coffee

DO YOU LOVE YOUR CUP OF JAVA? Drink and enjoy – I am definitely not an expert on all the pros and cons that coffee consumption has on your health.  HOWEVER,  it is important to understand that coffee is one of the most pesticide laden crops on the market. So if your cup of java is not organic, you are … Read More

Lump Day

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Your Day- Lump Day

 Ok, I know you are saying – what is a lump day?  Well, it’s a day when you actually cancel everything and take time to do nothing. It’s not a day to get your laundry sorted or catch a great sale, game or whatever. It’s a day to go inside and I’m not talking about going indoors. Rather it’s a … Read More

It’s Never Too Late…

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It’s really time to start doing and noticing the little things that will make you and others a little happier. This quote from Maya Angelou says it best : “I’m convinced of this: Good done anywhere is good done everywhere. For a change, start by speaking to people rather than walking by them like they’re stones that don’t matter.  As … Read More