Using Your Mini Tramp
May 13, 2011 by Nancy Durkowski Filed under Diet Health and Fitness
Many of you probably have an old mini tramp lying around in the basement somewhere. They were all the rage a few years back. Did you use it? Maybe / maybe not, in fact, your kids probably had more fun using it than you ever did. Well, it is time to revisit the mini tramp [...]
Treating Mosquito Bites
May 12, 2011 by Nancy Durkowski Filed under Diet Health and Fitness
With warmer temperatures on the way and due to all the rain that we have had this spring, experts are calling for a healthy summer for the mosquitos. That means you and I could be in for a particular biting summer season. Mosquitos are drawn to their quarry by a sense of smell. This sense [...]
Take The Stairs
May 11, 2011 by Nancy Durkowski Filed under Diet Health and Fitness
The benefits of walking are well documented and can be enjoyable whether you are hiking or simply taking a leisurely stroll. Adding stair climbing to your regimen will quickly improve the results you are looking for. Taking the stairs not only helps tone and builds muscles; it helps your overall posture and strengthens your inner [...]
Natural Skin Treatments
May 10, 2011 by Nancy Durkowski Filed under Diet Health and Fitness
The store shelves are full of beauty and skin products. Read the list of ingredients and you many wonder what it really is that you are spreading all over your face? Those lists read like a foreign language to most of us. The technology of skin care products has grown so big that we, mere [...]
How Many Reasons Do You Need To Lose Weight?
May 9, 2011 by Nancy Durkowski Filed under Low Fat Diet Plan
The inspiration to lose weight is all around us and many of find us find it around New Year’s Eve but promptly lose it come January or February. Until you really give yourself the reason to lose weight, you many end up dissatisfied with any low fat diet plan you start. Don’t wait until your [...]
Cinnamon Cutting the Risk of Diabetes
May 8, 2011 by Nancy Durkowski Filed under Low Fat Diet Plan
Cinnamon is a considered an aromatic bark. We commonly use cinnamon as a spice for flavoring our foods, drinks and baked goods. For many of us, the aroma symbolizes the holiday season. As we are about to learn, cinnamon is more than a simple spice. It contains nutritional properties that aid digestive ailments such as [...]
Boosting Your Metabolism
May 7, 2011 by Nancy Durkowski Filed under Diet Health and Fitness
We’ve spoken before about the benefits of raising metabolism in conjunction with a low fat diet plan. The benefits, of course, are numerous not only to your diet plan but to your overall health as well. Losing unwanted pounds and excess fat is something that many of us want to do. Higher metabolism rates burn [...]
Vegetarian Diets Reduce Risk Of Heart Disease
May 6, 2011 by Nancy Durkowski Filed under Vegetarian Diet Plan
A recently announced study has given credence to the claim, for years made by vegetarians, that a diet devoid of meat significantly lowers the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and stroke. The research supports the theory that vegetarians who consume meat less than once a month, experience a 36% drop in the metabolic syndrome. To [...]
When Bed Bugs Bite
May 3, 2011 by Nancy Durkowski Filed under Diet Health and Fitness
‘Don’t let the bed bugs bite’ is not only the last line in a famous children’s bedtime nursery rhyme, it is also a lament on the rise all over the country. The increases in bedbug infestations are on the rise and not just in the big city. Bedbugs have been around for thousands of years [...]
What Is Durable Power Of Attorney?
May 1, 2011 by Nancy Durkowski Filed under End Of Life Care
What Is Durable Power Of Attorney? Power of attorney is a legal term used for any incidence where another party chooses to have someone take care of their financial, personal, and medical affairs when they are not capable of making the decisions associated with those elements. Even though many individuals are familiar with advance directives [...]