Living Well Etc.

  Fresh, Clean & Healthy Dieting has always played a part of my sixty+ years, as weight gain is frequently an issue.   There were numerous short-term diet experiments, like the grapefruit and cabbage diets.   Both worked well but caused intestinal distress.   And, eating cabbage or grapefruit every day gets old quickly.   What doesn’t get old and works well long-term for me is the Mediterranean diet.    In fact, by strictly following the diet, I recently lost ten pounds in three weeks.   What is the Mediterranean diet? Incorporating healthy foods typically found in Mediterranean countries , like whole grains, beans, legumes, nuts, olive oil, lean meat, fruit, and vegetables make up the bulk of the Mediterranean diet.   However, it isn’t just about the type of food, it is also about how the food is grown, raised, and prepared.   Food should be fresh, unprocessed, and organic if possible.   The addition of r ed wine is op...

  Grace Carpenter Hudson (1865-1937) Here in the United States, we celebrate the accomplishments of women every March.  Most often, these women are well known, like Eleanor Roosevelt and Harriet Tubman.   No doubt, these two women were remarkable, and their accomplishments are indelibly ingrained in our historic memory bank.   Nevertheless, countless women have contributed noteworthy accomplishments as well.   What follows is the story of just one of those women. Grace’s Early History Near the end of the 1800s, when women had very few choices, especially when it came to careers, California native, Grace Carpenter Hudson became a well-known, extraordinarily successful painter.   This might not be of much interest to most unless you consider some of her subjects.   More on that later.   For now, let’s learn more about Grace. Born to the first white schoolteacher for the Pomo Native American tribe and an accomplished artist, Gra...