Category: Aging Well
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The Power of Gluten: Why Gluten-Free Will NEVER be a Fad Diet to Me
Yes, complete with embarrasing photos. Before I headed out in May to walk the Camino de Santiago in Spain as part of a spiritual pilgrimage, I had been off wheat gluten for close to a year, though I was noticing some weight gain in specific places after adding corn gluten to my diet about 3…
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Health: Renew Life’s Total Body Rapid Cleanse Review and Tips, Day 4 of 7
Previous day. This is Day 4 of this product review series on Renew Life’s Total Body Rapid Cleanse. For those of you who were concerned that I didn’t post Day 4 right away, no worries–it didn’t kill me! Simply, I’m under multiple deadlines.
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Health: Renew Life’s Total Body Rapid Cleanse Review and Tips, Day 3 of 7
Continued from Day 2: This is Day 3 of this product review series on Renew Life’s Total Body Rapid Cleanse. For those of you who were concerned that I didn’t post Day 3 right away, I was under deadline with The Secret Lives of Librarians…only a couple more chapters to go! The cleanse had nothing…
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Health: Renew Life’s Total Body Rapid Cleanse Review and Tips, Day 2 of 7
Continued from Day 1: This is Day 2 of this product review series on Renew Life’s Total Body Rapid Cleanse. Day 2 Tips: The morning and evening fiber drink can be pretty nasty if you toss one scoop of fiber-powder into a glass of cold water. Here’s a better way: Put 1 scoop of fiber…
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Health: Relief for Painful Knees
Photo copyright by Lorna Tedder, self-portrait with mirrors. It’s been 15 years since I’ve worn heels. In 2004, upon ordering me to physical therapy just to be able to walk without tears, my physician declared that I’d be a “flats girl” for the rest of my life. My dates have seen me wear high heels…
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If I Could Go Back in Time: What Older Me Would Tell Younger Me
If I could time travel back to my young adulthood and offer up the most important advice possible to make the intervening years oh-so-much-easier to bear, what would I tell Young Lorna? I’ve blown off the question more times than I can count. That’s because, until now, I’ve looked at the question from this side…