Author Archives: kaynmarj

First, let me get this off my chest: Taking “fruits” and “veggies” in a pill form is not the same as eatingyour fruits and vegetables. We’ve been seeing adds for these powdered, desiccated supplements andwe want to assure you that the real thing, the fresher the better, is what you need for long-term health.As we’veContinue reading “Our Forefathers (Actually, our Foremothers)”

We never gave much credence to “gateway drugs” like marijuana putting children on the road to drug addiction for life. That idea just doesn’t seem plausible. But what about Halloween candy as the “gateway drug” leading to months of overeating from October until Valentine’s Day? Possible? My partner, Sharon, and I have talked about itContinue reading “Halloween: Your Gateway to the Holidays”

Just the other day, I had a wave of well-being wash over me: It said “I’m fine just the way I am. No need to work on changing.” Well, that feeling lasted all of a minute, and I was back to scheming about, you guessed it, how and when to lose 10 pounds. Based onContinue reading “Have You Made Your Life into a Project?”

Did you ever have a period of time in your life when you needed to really focus on one facet or task? In spite of Americans’ belief in multitasking, human beings are not very good at that. And that is true of me. Five weeks since knee replacement surgery, I am focused on completing myContinue reading “I Put Weight Management on the Back Burner“

I’m a firm believer that in order to change, you need to first accept yourself as you are. This is, admittedly, a fancy hat trick. With all that self-love, why change? Where will the motivation to change come from if you feel fine as you are? In spite of these arguments, I still think thatContinue reading “Ch-ch-changes”

My knee replacement is one week away and I’m scurrying around getting the medications and equipment that will keep me sane and functional in the weeks and months that follow. I try to keep some perspective about these surgeries being just a couple of pages in a chapter in a book about my life, butContinue reading “Crisis Management for the Time Traveler”

I’m 67 years old and I’m coming up on knee replacement surgery. I have no doubts that weighing 50 pounds more for a decade was one cause of my eroding joints, but I have maintained a much lower weight for years now. I have done myself a favor, maybe more than one. I choose toContinue reading “I Have Done Myself a Favor”

Or How to Deal with “Compliance Fatigue” Yes, I strive to eat right and to exercise—every day. And my long-range plan is to stay quite healthy andactive as I age. All this is true AND I definitely need a break from living right—right now!Since 2016, I have been eating right and exercising, striving to loseContinue reading ““Living My Life Shouldn’t Require More Than Average Vigilance””

When was the last time you popped a multivitamin, thinking “I didn’t eat well today, but this ought to make up for it”? Can the vitamins you get at your local health food store compensate for a lack of greens, yellows, oranges, reds, and purples in your diet? The answer, sadly, is no. I know,Continue reading “Magic Mushrooms? More Charmed Than You Thought”

Research coming out of the United Kingdom provides unequivocal information about a good diet andexercise plan: To improve your health and live a long, healthy life you need both. Those with goodexercise habits who neglect a healthy diet run into cardiovascular problems down the road. Those whoeat a great diet filled with fruits and vegetables,Continue reading “Calories-Shmalories”