The Bitter Truth about Artificial Sweeteners

Artificial sweeteners (ARs) have been around for a long time.  I’m sure we’ve all heard/read the studies about how these “fake sugars” can cause cancer in lab rats.  But did you realize ARs may also prevent you from losing weight?  It’s true.  Studies dating back to...

Let’s Talk Turkey . . . .

About weight loss programs. I want to start out by saying this is my personal opinion and/or experience.  Everyone is different and what works for one person may not work for another.  That said I could delve into what I think are the pros and cons of all the...

Jennifer Jakes talks about the pain of migraines

  Please welcome my Golden Heart sister, Jennifer Jakes!  Jenn just celebrated her debut release of Rafe’s Redemption from the Wild Rose Press.  Here’s a quick blurb of her sizzlin’ hot historical:  He rode into town to buy supplies, not a woman. For...

Ab-a-dabber-dos. Which abs are the best? You decide!

Contestant #1 – Brooding in a cute sorta way, don’tcha think? Contestant #2 – Yum-mee!         And Contestant #3 – He looks so good, he should just be illegal! Vote for you fave, just don’t drool on the keyboard.  ...

My Fitness Journey

Having been born and raised in Iowa during a time when everything – and I mean everything – was fried in bacon grease, it’s kinda a wonder I wasn’t heavier as a child.  I wasn’t insanely over-weight, mind you, but a definite chub-chub.  As I grew older,...