Archive for December, 2006

Recipe of the Week: Omelets

I love breakfast. Breakfast is by far my favorite meal of the day. There is nothing better than spending a nice and relaxed weekend morning in your pajamas eating a delicious meal. Breakfast in my family is an event. Anytime family gets together we have large breakfasts of buttermilk pancakes, bacon, sausage, maple syrup, and […]

Maximize Your New Year’s Resolution

I’ll be honest; I don’t think setting a New Year’s resolution is a good idea. There are two ways you can look at it. One, it creates all this pressure and expectation to follow through and achieve your resolution, which can be overwhelming. Two, setting a resolution can be so common that you don’t give […]

The Negative Affects of Stress: Part 3

Up to this point I have examined the different types of negative stress that can potentially affect us. I then examined the role of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems and the affect of each on our bodies. I also created a typical day for most members of society to illustrate all of the potential […]

The Negative Affects of Stress: Part 2

I want to continue on the theme from part 1 where we were identifying the negative stresses in our lives. Now it is important to realize how stress can negatively affect your body. As I previously stated there can be both positive and negative stresses. The positive stressors force your body to adapt by becoming […]

The Negative Affects of Stress: Part 1

Everyday we have to deal with all sorts of different stresses in our lives. Most people hear the word stress and they automatically create negative thoughts and ideas. It is true that there can be negative stresses in our lives, but there can also be positive stress. Positive stressors in our lives help us grow […]

Recipe of the Week: Chili

Personally, I love the winter. I love seeing it snow and I love the cold. There is nothing better to me than to spend the day up in the mountains skiing, enjoying the winter wonderland. Winter is by far my favorite time of year. After a long morning on the slopes, going into the ski […]

Enjoy the Simple Things

In today’s day and age we lead ever busier lives. We try to fit more into each day, week, month, and year. There is more work that needs to be done, more parties to go to, and more daily commitments that we have to try to fulfill. Our health is steadily decreasing as the level […]