Feeling Your Oats! According to a 2011 study published in the U.S. National Library of Medicine, oat beta-glucan, a dietary fiber found in oats, has cholesterol-lowering properties. Furthermore, oat consumption is associated with a 7 percent reduction in total “bad” cholesterol levels. It’s also been shown that a diet containing oats can improve blood pressure…
Month: April 2015
Easy Steps for a Healthy Spring!
With the weather clearing and days lengthening, it’s the perfect time to go outside and feel the new energy of spring. Here are a few easy suggestions for creating some new beginnings this spring. Take a two-week break from alcohol, caffeine, sugar or nicotine as a way to cleanse your body. Adjust your diet and…
Foxland Southern Grill
Our next great lunch adventure lead us to the Foxland Southern Grill in Gallatin, Tennessee. We were driving around searching for a great lunch spot, on a cold March day and we wanted to try something new. The staff greeted us and made us feel right at home. A large fireplace was very inviting to…
Dear Abby
Blanche Ebbutt was the “Dear Abby” of her generation and wrote Don’ts for Husbands and Don’ts for Wives in 1913. These are straight “how-to” guides to improve marital relationships. “Words of wisdom for a happy marriage from nearly a century ago…The advice comes from a set of guidebooks on marriage written on the eve of…
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