Now, where did I put my reading glasses? The kitchen...? The bedroom...? I wandered around the house, in frustration, because I couldn’t read without them. Have you ever misplaced something? 

Well, there they were on top of my head. 

Was I crazy? Losing my mind? No, probably just distracted. But at our age, we start to wonder about becoming forgetful. Missing a name or word every now and then is normal. As is misplacing your keys. Or is it brain fog?

Beets are naturally high in plant nitrates (which are not the same as the nitrates added to deli meats and bacon to extend shelf life). Plant nitrates are converted to NITRITES, which form nitric oxide, the master regulator of blood flow and artery inflammation.

Pumpkin seeds, also known as pepitas, have gained quite a bit of popularity. I remember as a kid the thrill/gross-out feeling of pulling the flesh and seeds out of the pumpkins we carved for Halloween. Mom always had us save the seeds for roasting in the oven. 

It all started with a bump on the head….Well, I should say a rapid, head-first “mousetrap” type fall. Tripping over the 4-month old puppy who had gotten underfoot.

I’ve never fallen like that before, and it was quite a shock. The goose egg on my forehead went from hair line to brow line. I iced it and licked my wounds/pride over this incident.

It’s no secret that the sun provides all sorts of health benefits, including helping our bodies manufacture vitamin D. With beach season right around the corner, though, many people are looking for the best sunscreens to cut their risk of sun overexposure, sunburns, and possibly skin cancer.

By now, most of my friends and family members know my position on drinking milk.I tell them that we are the only species on the planet that drinks another species’ milk even after we are weaned.

(And if you know anything about the history of milk production in this country, you’d be horrified.)

How many strawberries do you eat each year? 

Earlier this week the Environmental Working Group released EWG's 2016 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce™. Hundreds of thousands of consumers like you are turning to this important resource to shop smarter and cleaner by avoiding fruits and veggies most likely to be laden in pesticide residues.