Dan Buettner’s The Blue Zones Solution: Eating and Living Like the World’s Healthiest People outlines the most important longevity-boosting habits of centenarians around the globe. Even if you adopt only a few of these habits, you’ll stand a better chance […]
Read the full article →Love Life: Longevity-Boosting Tricks
This post may contain affiliate links. See my disclosure policy for more details.June 29, 2015
Endless Leaf Lessons: Leafy Greens to Add to Your Diet
This post may contain affiliate links. See my disclosure policy for more details.June 28, 2015
If you’re wandering the produce aisle, you’ve probably noticed the endless leafy greens—-kale, Swiss chard, mustard greens, watercress, arugula, collards, dandelion greens, etc. We have choices for every night (and day) of the week whether we are adding them to […]
Read the full article →Potassium’s Prominent Role for Strong Bones
This post may contain affiliate links. See my disclosure policy for more details.June 27, 2015
Big, bold black letters caught my attention in a current magazine that read, “The nutrient you need now.” Below the heading, the mini summary spotlighted potassium: “You know calcium is good for your bones, but potassium also plays a huge […]
Read the full article →Flax Appeal: Health Benefits of Flaxseed
This post may contain affiliate links. See my disclosure policy for more details.June 22, 2015
Flax was one of the first seeds that I was introduced to by a friend in my twenties. I (Litsa) was intrigued by the spoonfuls of flax seed that she spooned into her system daily. Now the market is flooded […]
Read the full article →A FAT Myth with FACTS
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One of the things that many healthy eaters worry about is fat content in food. It’s important to understand that there are good fats and bad fats. Publix’s FamilyStyle untangles the myths/facts about how much fat our bodies need. So […]
Read the full article →Summer: Smoothie Season
This post may contain affiliate links. See my disclosure policy for more details.June 19, 2015
While we are enjoying unseasonably cool temperatures in Greece, I (Litsa) hear that it’s smoothie season back home in West Tennessee. Additionally, an old Prevention magazine packed in my luggage taunts, “Just Hit Blend”—-so I’m dreaming of the creamiest, healthiest […]
Read the full article →Try Something New: Mulberry
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One of our (Litsa & daughter) favorite summer treats is eating fresh mulberries from the village Mulberry trees. There are two trees in our village that are near our family home in Greece. They produce white mulberries that are sweet. […]
Read the full article →Life’s To-Do-List: Add These Activities to Increase Happiness
This post may contain affiliate links. See my disclosure policy for more details.June 15, 2015
How many days do you wake up and find yourself on autopilot? So maybe you run through your days doing what’s important but what is more important than taking care of yourself? I (Litsa) loved Lisa Freedom’s (Redbook) list of […]
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