Navigating Family Birthday PartiesNavigating Family Birthday Parties As many of you know I have lost a lot of weight. The challenge is not only losing weight but then keeping it off once you have lost it. My ability to face the challenges gets easier with [...]
Global New Year’s Traditions As long as I can remember New Year's Eve was one of my mother’s favorite holidays. She always had the family get together and play games. When midnight approached she would go into the kitchen and pull out all the pots [...]
our Health: The Ultimate AssetYour Health: The Ultimate Asset I have had an interesting experience the past couple months. Now that I have a new book entitled Tipping the Scales in Your Favor I have been visiting stores up and down the state of Utah [...]
The Foundation of the Chinese Diet I have been in China for the past month. It is always interesting for me to come here and see their food habits. Here are 15 things that I have observed about what they eat and how they look [...]
I have been going to all of the Associated Food Stores in Utah signing my new book Tipping the Scales in Your Favor and my Roughingit Easy series. Yesterday I was at the Dick’s Market in Centerville. Just as I was packing to leave a [...]
Welcome Spring with DIY Birdhouses and Feeders I am really ready for spring, especially after a cold Easter weekend. One of my favorite parts of spring is when the birds come back. A great way to roll out the welcome mat for them is to [...]
Weight Loss Without Dieting: A Real-Life Approach The buzzword for losing weight is a diet. Talk to anyone that is overweight and they have usually been on more than one diet. This week I saw a friend who was on a diet a few months [...]
The Chinese Influence When I am in China and eating out with friends, it is just like eating at a potluck. They want me to feel welcome so they order or cook food as if it were a festival meal. A month ago when I [...]
The Warmth of Thai People and Culture For the months of April and May Thailand experienced some internal strife. But it is over and the country is back to welcoming guests from all over the world. If you have not been to Thailand, it is [...]
This is the week of the big Days of ‘47 celebrations in Utah. They are designed to celebrate the pioneers’ entering the Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847. The highlight of the week is the parade that will roll down South Temple and then [...]
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