Yoga -ha - ha - ha

Did I mention I am now doing hot yoga? I'm sure, if you are a regular reader, you are sick to death of hearing it...but ya... I'm do...

Anatomy of a Christmas Party

It used to be I would scour the city for the perfect outfit, spend hundreds for the stunning "do", and be on pins and needles unti...

The Evil Silent Treatment

How many of you have been victims of the silent treatment? If you have experienced such torture (I guess it's torture if you like the pe...

When you are ready for the message, you'll hear it.

It's my third week of participating in hot yoga and I feel like I've found my new love interest (at least for this month...he he). I...

Mid-Life (exercise) Crisis!

OMG, I believe I am experiencing a mid-life exercise crisis. I just left the gym after a measly 25 minutes walk on the treadmill followed by...

A Health Promotor's Lament

When I first started this blog I would scan the health news daily and always be assured to find something to write about. From the latest fo...

Hot Yoga - Day 2

What a difference a day makes! On Saturday, I ventured out to my local Bikram Yoga studio again; this time armed with a water bottle full of...

Hot Yoga - Day 1

From the time I woke up in the morning I was anticipating my first hot yoga class. I was full of nerves, fear, and a little excitement at th...

Bighting that Hot and Sweaty Bullet...

Yup. Here I go feeling like a bit of a hypocrite. After months of chronic low back pain (nay...20 years of chronic low back pain), I am sick...

"Calories In = Calories Out" May Not Be the Language of Health

I remember, not too long ago, when I would slave away in the gym for 2 hours a day without thinking much about it. Although I enjoyed it, th...

Do You REALLY Want to go There?

Have you heard this one yet? Researchers are challenging the notion that the PMS related moodiness is more of a fallacy than a fact? Really?...

Why Can't I Eat Cake?

Maybe it is my depression or the cravings that come with one's dedication for eating well (a.k.a. vegetables and all that's wholesom...

I'm Mad as Hell...(but still have to take it)

...but I remain at the mercy of "the doctor". I have just come back from visiting my new doctor (my general practitioner) and I...

Anti Bully or Self Resilience?

This is great, but will it actually result in change? Like all "wars on this and that"...I highly doubt it . Lately, you have prob...

Mental Illness Impact Bigger than Cancer!

You read it right! It's no big shocker, but it was in the health news this morning and I nearly fell off my chair with glee (if you can ...

Depression gets in the way of change!

Over my lifetime, I've been a very happy person. I was always able to see the positive or feel a sense of hope when needed. I've onl...

Sunflowers Just Look Healthy

Source: a bouquet of them in my house As I walked around my garden after work today, I was surprised by how big my sunflowers can grow. I am...

If Eating Meat is Wrong...I Don't Wanna be Right!

Last night I enjoyed one of the best beef tenderloin steaks I have ever had. Grilled to perfection; cut like butter. Did I mention I have be...

Only Sleep Matters!

Sleep deprived much? I know I am. I feel like (and probably look like) the walking dead. When you get to the point where your temper is limi...

Santa Made Me Smoke!

I mean really! Did anyone catch the this on the news this morning? The latest in stupid moves (all in the name of "health promotion&quo...

"The Cutting Edge" of Perfect

What does it mean to be "perfect"? What does "perfect" look like? I'm sure, by now, you have already got a person or...

When a bag of chips are the healthiest option!

I have thought long and hard about this one. This post is the result of years working with folks who are at their wits end with the behaviou...

Summer's Souvenir

It's finally getting chilly and the heat is going on in our house. I always look forward to these transition seasons, but the novelty so...

Fit at 50

Okay, I'm not there yet, but I am planning for it now. The way my back feels today, I'll be using a walker by 50 and not the spry, e...

Exercise Can Be a Pain!

This morning "Karen" (yes, her name has been changed to protect her so-called innocence), slowly limping through the fitness cente...

What's the Problem?

So I was sitting there on Saturday night watching the movie "Friends with Money" (Jennifer Aniston, Joan Kusak) and the last line ...

Remembering the Good Old Days...

Today I am missing the way things were.  Things like customer service. I feel I notice good customer service more and more because there isn...

"I love my curves!"

Have you ever noticed that when a celebrity proclaims their love for their "curves" they usually land a Jenny Craig or Weight Watc...

Shrink to Fit or One Size Fits All?

So there's this guy in Newfoundland (that's in Canada for my international readers...who make up most of my readership I might add) ...