Can Green Vegetables Taste Good? You bet. That’s good news, and I’ve got more. In this cooking video I show how to fix a tasty, quick meal that will boost your nutrients with green veggies. You can enjoy greens without having to eat salads at every meal! https://youtu.be/I54cGZRJasU Are Hot Peppers Healthy? One ingredient
A green veggie harvest can give you more than salads for your table. Did you know gardening is good for your health? Researchers in Japan and the UK say gardening is linked to less depression and anxiety, lower body mass, more life satisfaction and sense of community. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.pmedr.2016.11.007 Here’s a short video that has it
Definition of Wholeness I have a client who does not like me to use the word healthy when we work together. To her, healthy has a negative impression and makes her feel judged, criticized, and unsuccessful. Despite lots of effort and years on various exercise and diet programs, she didn’t find health. She told me
This video captures a mountain stream in winter. There is rich beauty and elegance, even when colors are drab and foliage is bare. Several studies confirm that workouts with nature views reduce stress, and also improve mood and self esteem. http://Environ. Sci. Technol. 2010, 44, 10, 3947–3955 Burnout Recovery What is burnout? It’s a state
Taking up bicycling in my fifties has given me many opportunities to learn by failure. Did I tell you about my humiliating mountain biking effort? https://deborahrankinrd.com/a-gratitude-journal-transformed-my-mountain-biking-failure/ How about the time my bike seat fell off as I sat on it? Ten years ago I bought my first good bicycle with money I gained from my
I remember the excitement when diet sodas called Fresca and Tab first showed up in stores. I remember when saccharin was replaced by aspartame, and then aspartame was replaced by sucralose as the great solution to obesity. Yet here, in the USA, obesity continues to increase. It affects us at younger ages than ever before.
A few years ago I drove 300 miles in one day, interviewed for four hours, then drove 300 miles back home. Perhaps I spent the night in a hotel somewhere in between, but my main memory is hours alone on the interstate staring at white lines and lanes. Drained and anxious after months of unemployment,
Here’s what I think: the more competent you are, the more likely you are to experience burnout. If that describes you, read on and learn about my burnout quiz, and ways you can achieve burnout recovery. It is great to be competent! We spend a lot of energy, years of practice and study to become
It’s Not About How You Look in a Swim Suit My three worries about belly fat come from health risks associated with excess belly fat. You can get an indicator of those risks if you calculate waist hip ratio. I believe in loving yourself as you are and honoring your body. When you let go
The nature meditation Choose to Keep Going features a forest after a long, harsh winter. Do you ever feel like you have winter in your soul? Watch the forest for signs of new life, then choose to keep going and grow again. Stress Relief and Nature When did research for my book I learned amazing
From Deborah Rankin, RD
