We have been advised that our daily intake of salt (sodium) should be 2,300 milligrams (1,500 if over 50). One teaspoon is 2,300 milligrams. 

By the way, most of our salt intake does not come from the salt shaker. It comes in processed food and food served at restaurants. You might be shocked if you knew the amount of sodium in many restaurant dishes.

My pill is exercise. So, I am not involved with homeopathy. However, I found this video interesting.

... Eat them. Here's the reason.

One of my "world famous" omelettes - 3 - eggs, Trader Joe's Roasted Veggies, Sundried Tomatoes, Roasted Corn, Mushrooms, and Artichokes. Deeelicious!

From the good folks at Fooducate, now you know.

Lewis Black is one funny guy. Today, he's rants about beef.

As my doc tells me: People want the magic pill. And he tells his patients: "There is no magic pill." 

Now the FDA rejects the latest "magic diet pill".

When you drink a 20-ounce soda, how much sugar are you consuming? Take a look. 

If you drink one 12-ounce can of soda per day, this is the amount of sugar you will consume in a year.

. . . So, let's stuff our face with an M&M cake!

Why are we fat? Well, we think this is normal. We go from one fat-fest holiday to the next. We start with New Year's Day...Super Bowl Sunday, Valentine's Day, fast-forward to Halloween (the candy starts in August*), then it's off to Thanksgiving - Christmas.

This adds up to a tremendous amount of days when candy and other junk foods are readily available and considered normal.

*Last August, upon entering my local CVS pharmacy, I wasn't sure if I entered a candy store or a drug store. BTW, on my "main street", there are three CVS pharmacies within 2 miles of one another. Ah, the disease care system at work.