Warm up to the new spring weather was this healthy and tasty salad recipe from eatingwell.com. This salad is unique due to the snow peas as the base vegetable and the nutty taste of the cashews which combines into a fresh and flavorful dish for the whole family. Reviews say you can substitute snow peas for [...]
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Healthy Asian Salad
Posted in Aging & Wellness, Diet and Nutrition, Fun, Recipes, tagged chicken, green beans, recipe, snow peas on April 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Ways to Help the Environment
Posted in Fun, News, Tips and Suggestions, tagged earth day, recyle on April 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Earth Day is this Sunday (April 22) and we thought we would show you ways to save the planet from realsimple.com. It can be things that you can do for now on and not necessarily for one day. Not only could you save money, you are help making the world a better place to live. [...]
Survey says you’re Happiest at 33
Posted in Aging & Wellness, Fun, News, tagged 33, Aging, happiest' on March 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Hmm, that would make sense. You’re at the age where you can’t say you’re naïve and you would be having more spending money than ever before. A British website, Friends Reunited, claims that 70% of the 40 years old picked that age as their happiest. Interestingly enough, only 6% picked the college years and 16% [...]
Eating Red Meat Increases Risk of Premature Death
Posted in Diet and Nutrition, Fun, Tips and Suggestions, tagged Diet, Food, meat, red meat, wellness on March 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A new study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health found that any red meat that you eat increases your chance of dying at an earlier age. Try picturing a piece of steak the size of a deck of cards and adding it to your daily diet- that piece of steak can be linked [...]
Mississippi Spiced Pecans
Posted in Diet and Nutrition, Fun, Recipes, tagged Food, healthy recipes, heart disease, holidays, pecans, recipe on December 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Spiced pecans are usually given out as treats for the holidays. Not only are they delicious snack, they are healthy too! They are packed with anti-oxidants and could reduce heart disease by lowering cholesterol. Here is a simple recipe by eatingwell.com that is full of flavor and spice. Total time: 20 mins. Ingredients: 1 pound [...]
Rats Show Empathy, Free companions, & Shares Food
Posted in Fun, News, tagged empathy, mice, new study, news, rats, Studies on December 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A new study shows that there are pro-social behaviors in rats. The experiment had two same-sex rats housed in the same cage for two weeks. This will give them a chance to have a “relationship.” During the test sessions, one rat was able to run free while the other was trapped in a plastic restraining [...]
Home Remedies that Work
Posted in Aging & Wellness, Fun, Tips and Suggestions, tagged dish washing soap, ginger, Health solution, home remedies, honey, tart cherry juice, Tips, water, wellness on November 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
AARP found great home remedies that could help you stop motion sickness to soothing your coughs. Also, there is scientific proof that they work! Honey—it is great to use when you have a cough that you want to get rid of. A study inPennsylvaniafound that it worked with a group of 100 kids they tested. [...]
Yummy Halloween Treats
Posted in Fun, Recipes, Tips and Suggestions, tagged Diet, Food, halloween, health, peanut butter, recipe, treats on October 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Happy Halloween from Professional Medical Corp! We found this great healthy recipe from Skinnychef.com for peanut butter cookies. The reviews make it sound like a quite delicious treat! Ingredients 3 1/4 cups whole wheat pastry flour or oat flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup trans-fat free margarine 1 cup peanut butter [...]
Healthier Halloween Candy
Posted in Diet and Nutrition, Fun, Tips and Suggestions, tagged halloween, kit kat, smarties, Tips, wellness on October 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Halloween is in two weeks, so Realsimple.com did a comparison of different kinds of candy to choose for those who can’t decide which is a healthier option. Hmm let’s try one. Twix or Kit Kat? If you chose Kit Kat—you’re right! Fun size Twix contains three times the sodium of a fun size Kit Kat. [...]
Turkey Burgers with Cranberry-Peach Chutney
Posted in Diet and Nutrition, Fun, Recipes, tagged cranberry-peach chutney, Diet, health, recipe, turkey, turkey burger, wellness on July 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
TGIF! Here is a great healthy burger recipe to try over the weekend from myrecipes.com. Instead of using beef, this recipe calls for turkey which is a healthier alternative. Cranberry-Peach Chutney Ingredients 1/3 cup prepared cranberry chutney 1/3 cup finely chopped peaches 1 tablespoon finely chopped green onions 1. Stir all ingredients in a small bowl until they [...]
