My Office Chair Ball

A friend of mine from work uses one of the exercise balls as her office chair–has for years.  Last year when visiting the office I tried it out – and decided that I would start looking for designs to build myself–as I wanted mine to be on wheels and raised up a bit higher than …

Where I get my supplies/ingredients – Stores

I live in a rural area–so within 30 or so minutes I have a Smiths, Wal-Mart, and Associated Food stores–from these I can get some basics.  When I need anything else – I buy it online or put it on the list to buy next time I’m in ‘the big city’–which for me is Salt …

Collagen – Why and How

Collagen – until THM, I had never thought to add Collagen to my foods–but now that I have tried it – it is always in my cupboard and I add it too shakes, herbal teas, or other treats almost daily. So first – Why I use it… One google search and you’ll find references to …

Glycemic Index vs Glycemic Load

The Glycemic Index is a list of foods – they are put in order by the glucose in them on a scale of 0 (being none) to 100.  On some scales 100 is sugar – other scales 100 is white bread.  For most ‘low glycemic index’ food plans, the goal is to stay with foods …