Morning Musings

I love my quiet time in the morning.

Seems I wake up, more often than not with the FID’s.  That’s:  Fear Of Impending Doom.  I don’t know why I seem to “come to” most days in this state, but, thank God (or Good Orderly Direction, or Source, or Universal Intelligence, or whatever you want to call it), I do know what to do about it. Continue reading “Morning Musings” »


September 25

A calorie is not just a calorie  to me when…it is having the opposite effect from what I was intending.  The high fructose corn syrup found especially in soft drinks (like sports drinks) actually interferes with the function of the […]

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September 24

A calorie is not just a calorie to me when…my child’s health is at risk from it.    A father once brougt his confirmed to be insulin resistant, overweight, 12 year old to see me upon his pediatritian’s advice.  Although his […]

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September 23

A calorie is not just a calorie when…my child sneaks or lies to me about this food.  I can’t tell you how many times I have had a Mom tell me that she finds hidden candy and junk food wrappers […]

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September 22

A calorie is not just a calorie when…my child throws temper tantrums over it.  I had a client once who came to see me because her little 3 year old boy threw all out temper tantrums (laying on the floor […]

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September 21

A calorie is not just a calorie to me when…this food jeopardizes my health.   I may not be overweight because of it since I balance my calories.  But I may die younger, albeit thin.  This is particularly applicable to me, […]

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September 20

A calorie is not just a calorie to me when…this food tells my body to store fat.  Foods that elevate insulin levels, put me in fat storage mode.  Carbs and proteins raise insulin, with carbs raising it the most.  The […]

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