Breakfast Quickies

Yep - you've heard it before and it's true!  Breakfast truly is the most important meal of the day.   Your body is just waking up so it appreciates a lighter meal packed with whole foods like fruits and/or veggies.  One of my favorite ways to start the day (besides a good cup of coffee - c'mon - a girl's gotta have a few vices!), is a nutritious, delicious protein smoothie.  

Bursting with flavor and loaded with all kinds of good stuff, smoothies are the perfect way to grab a quick, nourishing meal on the go.  All you need is a blender, some protein, fresh or frozen fruit and a little creativity.

Here's my "go-to recipe".   For a complete meal smoothie, include fruit or veggies (I use spinach in my chocolate smoothie!), protein and fat

Mammograms - Putting on the Squeeze

I seem to be among the minority of women who don’t get routine mammograms. My friends gasp when I say I refuse to get them, my doctor has likely put a note in my file labeling me as a non-compliant patient and lately I’ve been getting reminders from my insurance company that I need to get in for my regular dose of radiation (my words, not theirs). Those reminders go directly into the circular file.

Here’s why I go against the grain.

Flu Fighters

After following the media coverage on the Swine Flu I begin to wonder what, really, is going on.  There’s panic and there are conspiracy theories. And all of this is creating a lot of fear.

A good first response to this news is to hold your own fears in check.  That said, it's always good to have in mind what you would do if you feel the need to take some extra precautions.