Commercial white bread has 23 grams of carbs per slice. That means 46 grams of carbs for one sandwich. That’s ridiculous. So I dreamed up my own grilled cheese sandwich.

My label reading experience started in the 1980’s.  There was such a big uproar about palm oil being so bad for you that I began to read labels to make sure the things I was buying didn’t have palm oil or palm kernel oil in them.  If they did, I would not buy them. Now I know… [Continue Reading]

I am one of those people who suffers from altitude sickness. So what does that mean? It means that I am part of the 15% (or so) of the population that is mildly to severely affected by altitude.  This takes effect several ways.  For example, if I try to go skiing in Colorado, within about… [Continue Reading]

I was asked recently by an exercise enthusiast what I thought of the TV show The Biggest Loser. Just the posing of the question released a torrent from me.  I couldn’t help myself.  I just went off on a rant.  What I’m going to do here is show you my answer and then spend a… [Continue Reading]

People ask me how I celebrate holidays and how I spend my free time.  So today I thought I’d let you in on how I celebrated St. Patrick’s Day. I pretty much saved myself for an evening out.  I didn’t go out drinking and partying like many do on St. Patrick’s Day.  I used to… [Continue Reading]

When I was a teenager, I was involved in an organization called The Leaders Club.  The Club was headquartered at the local YMCA.  Gil was our adult supervisor. The Club was designed to give good kids an environment where they could grow and give back.  We’d do things like raise money by selling popcorn at… [Continue Reading]

So I was beginning my exercise session with my trainer one day and I turned to her and said, “So why am I sitting and bouncing up and down on this crazy exercise ball anyway?” She answered, “You are stirring up your lymphatic system.” I let that go and thought about it for a minute…… [Continue Reading]

By most standards, I carry a pretty hefty amount of life insurance.  That makes sense though.  As a CEO of two small companies, if something happens to me, there are things that will have to be taken care of that will cost money.  We should all plan for the unexpected. In the fine print of… [Continue Reading]

I have started writing for a web publication called Healthy Trucker.  Too many people involved in that industry have such a challenge with their weight.  It’s gotten so serious that new rules are being enforced regarding their weight that can impact whether they can keep their license to drive.  Their livelihood will depend on their… [Continue Reading]

There’s even more data out in support of water consumption. We did a small study as part of the development of Plan Z the diet by Zola. One group in our study was allowed to just drink as much water as they wanted during a day and by most standards, that meant they didn’t drink very much…. [Continue Reading]