Monday at The Optimum Health Institute
Here I am getting ready to down my shot of wheat grass juice. I’m pretty excited about it. Here I am, licking the cinnamon off my hand in an attempt to cut the green taste. Monday 5/13/13 Down to business. Following the program takes organization and planning....
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The Optimum Health Institute
Mother’s Day 5/12/13 A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of visiting with my dear friend, Renee. (You can read her guest blog here.) I was feeling desperately helpless in the wake of her increasingly serious health issues. The world simply...
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Juliano and I
Renee (my fabulous friend), Soup and Monica (two of my three incredible sisters) and I made a quick trip to LA. We had a great visit with my brother, Andy, and then headed off to crash the Craig Ferguson party at NBC studios. I’m not much of a TV person and had...
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Havasupai Falls
Incredible and so worth the effort to get there Years ago, Audrey and her friends hiked down to the falls in the Grand Canyon. The pictures she took of beautiful waterfalls and dream-like blue green water captivated me. I am drawn to almost any type of water, but...
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The Hiking Hoarder
Last Monday two of my sisters and I trekked down the Grand Canyon to Supai Village (We missed you, Monica). We stayed at the lodge for two nights so we could spend the entire day on Tuesday hiking to the waterfalls. I love to hike but I’ve never carried more than a...
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Waikiki Rough Water Swim Race Day
Hubby Brandon met me in Hawaii and we really enjoyed the week. We did touristy things and hang around and soak up the beach vibe stuff. I have to admit, I am more of a hang around on the beach person. Something about the ocean just renews me. Two days before...
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Waikiki Rough Water Swim
Doesn’t this look fun?! Only four more weeks until I’ll be swimming this race and hoping the sharks aren’t hungry that day. If any one else decides to swim this thing I don’t recommend you getting on YouTube and watching all the videos of shark...
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Raw, Raw, RAW!
Twenty years ago I was living on Lantau Island (Hong Kong) with my husband and two small children. I was sick, sick, sick. I had asthma, allergies and non-existent energy levels. I could barely make it up a flight of stairs without feeling faint. I was tired...
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Independence Day
One of the fellow residents at Mom’s home I spent independence day among dependent people in a skilled nursing facility. Some of the residents were there because of accidents but most were there due to glitches in the aging process like...
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