Today, I will accept an invitation I received from a fellow blogger Abubakar Jamil, on a topic that is dear to me: life lessons. I have learned many life lessons, but these are by far the life lessons that have had the greatest impact on my life. Thank you, Abubakar for the invitation! 1. You are what you eat. Diet and health are related. Bad diet = bad health Good diet … [Read more...] about 11 Important Life Lessons
Inspiration
Become a Healthier You Series: Your People Circle
Some of you know how hard it is being a loner in the vegetarian/vegan/raw vegan. It can be extremely hard when people in your circle make you feel bad for choosing your path. Some will question you, think you are weird and will sometimes make you feel uncomfortable. But always remember, you know where you are going and you are traveling to your destination. Nothing or no one … [Read more...] about Become a Healthier You Series: Your People Circle
Eat Great, Get Healthy, Lose Weight and Look Phat: By Any Greens Necessary
Why you should read By Any Greens Necessary: A Revolutionary Guide for Black Women Who Want to Eat Great, Get Healthy, Lose Weight and Look Phat: You will gain inspiration and get the push you need to make the transition toward veganism. You will get a glimpse of how the beef, veal, chicken, pig, turkey, fish, milk, cheese and eggs get from where they are to you as food. Get … [Read more...] about Eat Great, Get Healthy, Lose Weight and Look Phat: By Any Greens Necessary
Become a Healthier You Series – Know Where You are Going
The time has come for you to make some changes. You don’t know how and you don’t know when, but you do know that a change must come. You must know the direction in which you will travel. The only way you will know where you are going is to follow your map. We’re traveling old school by using a map and we're not using a GPS (global positioning system) for this trip. Be the … [Read more...] about Become a Healthier You Series – Know Where You are Going
You are Never Too Old to Lose Weight
Fran Aslam submitted a question and here is what she asked. I have a friend she wants to loose some weight and can not do so. She is retired and stays home. She says because she is so old she can not lose weight. What do you say about her? I need your opinion or suggestions please. As long as you have breath in your body, the desire and will to make a change, then you can … [Read more...] about You are Never Too Old to Lose Weight
31 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Evelyn…
I have read blog posts of other people that I follow, who did this and I thought it would be fun to share a little about myself, since it is Friday. I got this idea from Ali and Jennifer. Ali wrote an article entitled 50 Things About Me and Jennifer wrote an article entitled 25 things You Probably Didn't Know About Me. Ali mentioned in his article that "telling us more about … [Read more...] about 31 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Evelyn…