I’ve had cats all my life. Unfortunately, their ability to sleep never rubbed of on me. My struggle with insomnia began after the break-up of my first marriage in 1988. Yes, 1988. I would fall asleep with no problem but wake up around 3am. Staying awake for two hours or more during the night was…
The Weight-Loss Merry-Go-Round This is the backstory: part one of two. Click here to go directly to my experiment with intermittent fasting. I share this story not because it’s anything special, but because it’s so common. I share it because I’m now off the weight loss merry-go-round, and maybe my story can help others get…
This is the second of two articles. You can read the first one (my weight loss merry-go-round backstory) here. I recently said to my husband “I don’t want to lose any more weight. I’m completely happy with my weight now.” His reply: “I don’t think I’ve ever heard a woman say that.” My experiment with…
This month marks 10 years of me being vegan: my veganniversary. I stopped eating all animal products cold turkey (pun intended) and I’ve never looked back. I feel better, look better, and am healthier than I was 10 years ago. When I switched to a plant-based diet, I was 47 and already had arthritis in…
“I love these sandals!” It’s what my husband hears every time I come home from walking in my Z-Trail sandals by Xero Shoes. Why? They’re outrageously comfortable, durable, lightweight… and they’re 100% vegan. I walk a lot. When I’m traveling, I walk as much as possible to get a feel for a place. Walking is…
“No oil? But our bodies need fat to be healthy!” I can’t tell you how many times people have told me that, insisting that olive oil or coconut oil or (shudder!) animal fat are an essential part of a healthy diet. I’ve been vegan since 2007. Vegan isn’t necessarily healthy; over those years, I’ve periodically found…
Update October, 2015 As I move blog posts to a new platform, I’m reading them with new eyes. It amazes me that I rarely think about sciatic pain, though in early 2012 it ruled my life. The sciatic pain never came back, and every time I think there might be a twinge I take a…