Welcome to the wonderful world of brine and fermentation! Several years ago, I became a fermentation convert. (Though I admit that I have enjoyed my favorite ferment — WINE — most of my adult life…) Before I started learning and making my own ferments, I was not a big fan of the fermented foods I […]
Health & Wellness
In this section, I include information I have learned about health, wellness and nutrition during my Wellness Endeavor.
The main sections include Health & Nutrition, Exercise & Fitness, and the Ketogenic Diet.
Holiday Weight Gain: Fact or Fiction?
Holiday Weight Gain Thanksgiving is right around the corner. This means the start of the holiday season and for many people, the potential for weight gain. Many of us talk about this holiday gain, and what we can do to prevent it. But in reality, how much of a problem is it? Is there a […]
Top 10 Ways to Measure Your Health & Fitness Progress – Without a Scale.
How Fit Are You?? Top 10 Ways to Measure Your Health and Fitness Progress…No Scale Needed! Weight and body mass index (BMI) are common ways to get a snapshot of a person’s overall health because they are easy to measure and track. But what are other measures of weight loss or fitness that can be used […]
10 Facts about the Ketogenic Diet and Nutritional Ketosis
Ketogenic Diet: The Basics A ketogenic diet produces nutritional ketosis. This is where your body is efficiently burning fat as its main fuel source instead of glucose (sugar). With a ketogenic diet, you become primarily a ‘fat-burner’ rather than a ‘sugar-burner’. This is accomplished by eating a high-fat, moderate (adequate) protein, and low-carbohydrate diet. 10 […]
A Super Simple Hack to Help You Lose Weight.
A Simple Trick How can you use the scale to improve weight loss? Weigh yourself at least three times a week and chart your results in a graph. Self-weighing is a component of many different weight loss programs. Although few studies have proven that this strategy can help with weight loss, a recent analysis found […]