Archive for February, 2012

29 Ways to Stay Healthy During the Economic Downturn

29 Ways to Stay Healthy During the Economic Downturn

| February 29, 2012 | 13 Comments

Many are feeling the sting of this economic downturn. The economy isn’t doing as well as some would have you believe. I am feeling the sting and as a result I have cut back on many things. The things I was able to do a year ago at this time, I cannot do now. Some [...]

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7 Reasons Why You Should Eat Green Leafy Vegetables

7 Reasons Why You Should Eat Green Leafy Vegetables

| February 27, 2012 | 16 Comments

I do not know too many people who enjoy eating vegetables, let alone green leafy vegetables. Everyone probably had a grandmother who told you to eat your greens and they probably had a pot of greens on the stove each time you visited. I will never forget my first introduction to turnip greens. My grandmother [...]

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When the Comments are Few (keep blogging)

When the Comments are Few (keep blogging)

| February 24, 2012 | 24 Comments

It is impressive when you land on a blog and see lots of comments. You probably think after landing on that blog, that the blog is very popular, because of the high number of comments. Then you return to your blog which has little to no comments wondering if you should keep blogging. The number [...]

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Your Comprehensive Green Juicing Guide:  Review

Your Comprehensive Green Juicing Guide: Review

| February 22, 2012 | 6 Comments

How many of you have said, “I want to start juicing, but I don’t know where to begin?” Yeah, I know you have thought that, because I have thought those same thoughts myself. I am not a regular juicer, not because I don’t have a juicer. I actually own an amazing juicer, a Green Star [...]

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Factors of Success for Making Healthy Lifestyle Changes

Factors of Success for Making Healthy Lifestyle Changes

| February 20, 2012 | 12 Comments

Do you have goals of living a healthy lifestyle, but you fear failure? I ask that because, I had someone tell me that they wanted to make changes in their diet, but they also had a fear of failure. The person knew before making changes that failure was inevitable. My advice to anyone, is that [...]

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Tips for The New Blogger

Tips for The New Blogger

| February 17, 2012 | 17 Comments

I would love to tell you that I am a newbie when it comes to blogging, but I am not. I started blogging in 2008, some 4 years ago. In 2008, I did not have a clue about the ins and outs of blogging and I had no blogging goals. I started out sharing my [...]

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Why I Eat a Vegan / Plant-Based Diet

Why I Eat a Vegan / Plant-Based Diet

| February 15, 2012 | 26 Comments

Monique from Brown Vegan wrote a post “Why I Stay a Vegan“and while reading her post, I asked myself why I continue eating a vegan diet. Everyone who eats a vegan diet does so for different reasons. But as you will see, overtime my reasons for sticking with a vegan diet evolved. Health Reasons When [...]

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Five Reasons You Should Never Take Health For Granted

Five Reasons You Should Never Take Health For Granted

| February 13, 2012 | 16 Comments

Have you heard the saying, “Here today, gone tomorrow or Up today, down tomorrow?” I’m sure you have heard theses sayings. One day you are sitting on top of the world and the next minute things come crashing down around you. I don’t mean for this post to take a morbid tone, but sometimes, to [...]

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11 Things About Evelyn (tag)

11 Things About Evelyn (tag)

| February 10, 2012 | 29 Comments

Kymberly from Fun and Fit tagged yours truly.  Oh, how I enjoy tags, so let’s have some Friday fun. 11 Random Things About Me I cannot miss an episode of Spartacus. I so love watching Chopped and Iron Chef America on the Food Network.  Sometimes, I imagine myself competing in Chopped, winning the big 10 grand [...]

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No Vegan Friendly Food on the Menu (at the family gathering)

No Vegan Friendly Food on the Menu (at the family gathering)

| February 8, 2012 | 8 Comments

I have some family gatherings coming up this year and I know there will be nothing on the menu that I will eat.  Well, except for lettuce, tomatoes, onions and probably pickles.  A girl has to have more than that. I don’t know what’s on the menu, but I do know that I am probably [...]

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