Health + Wellness

HOT TIP: Drink with the Fish

File this under Who Knew? Go Fish?   HOT TIP: If you drink tea or coffee when you eat fish, you decrease the body’s ability to absorb mercury and toxins from the seafood by 50%. Say what? Yep, I’ll have…

Shrimp Rolls

    You've probably heard of a lobster roll, an East Coast favorite. We've put a spin on ours, and created a Shrimp Roll that will knock your socks off. Guaranteed DEE-LISH!   2 lbs. medium shrimp, peeled and deveined1…

8 Reasons to Try Meditation

A very simple daily exercise can change your perspective and possibly your health. Find out why you should consider meditation. Meditation is simply directed concentration, and involves learning to focus your awareness and direct it onto an object: your breath,…

HOT TIP: Natural Anti-Inflammatory?

A common herb is a natural anti-inflammatory - that's a bonus. Just add it to dishes, smoothies or take a supplement (like me!). Find out more from one of our favorite health activists.   Chronic low-grade inflammation has been linked…

HOT TIP: Monday Morning

MONDAY MORNING you sure look fine...     HOT TIP!! Your willpower is refreshed at the beginning of the work week, say San Diego State University researchers, who tracked social media in six languages to reach their conclusions.  This makes…

Winter Squash

   Our Food Editor Christine guides us through Winter Squash: Delicata, Kobocha and Sweet Dumpling.    Fall has arrived here in the Northeast! It makes me feel a little melancholy to see the days getting shorter, but I really love getting in…

Foods to Help Insomnia

 We can all use a little help falling asleep sometimes, and for a few of us, that's just about every night. Insomnia's the best, right? Not. Try these suggestions from Shape Magazine the next time you need a dose of…

HOT TIP: Go to Bed Early!

   HOT TIP! Go to bed early! People 50 or older who get six to nine hours of sleep a night think better than those who get fewer hours, according to a new study in the Journal of Clinical Sleep…

Spicy Jalapeño Margarita

 As Texans, we consider ourselves margarita experts. We have spent years of our lives (and hundreds of dollars) researching the best of the best (we have sacrificed a lot). 8-)  Finally, SuperHubs has hit on the winner, winner with this…