Yesterday was T's birthday. However, this presented a problem for me since I put our family on a diet since New Year Day. I couldn't get over the idea of not singing Happy Birthday and blowing out candles with T, but couldn't swallow the idea of eating all the sugar and fat in birthday cake. By combining several recipes, I was abl…[more]

Having a relationship with someone who is anorexic can be very hard. Often, you feel furious with her for putting herself in such serious danger. When you remind yourself that she is suffering from a disease, you feel helpless. You believe you can be successful if you can change her mind, persuade her and fight something tangible. But it's not your job t…[more]

Right now, my family like yours is hit with a double whammy. Every morning we are losing money in the market while finding another relative who needs a Chirstmas present. In order to not show up empty handed, we've made some serious changes in spending habits. Not only have we taken a break from going out to eat, but we bring lunch to…[more]

I'm a nervous eater. Some people bite their nails, others twiddle their thumbs or chew on their hair -- I eat.My boyfriend and I are in the process of buying a condo. Although I love our new place and am excited to move to our neighborhood in Ballard, I'm really out of my element. During meetings with our mortgage broker or while going through paperwork with our …[more]

There are about 275 calories in 1/2 cup of your average sweet potato casserole. 275 is not a ghastly number, but considering the turkey, gravy, stuffing, green beans, onions, cranberry sauce and sliver of pumpkin or cherry pie I'll be having (not to mention the wine!) that's way too many calories for a vegetable dish.I plan on splurging and h…[more]

Nestle Prepared Foods Company is recalling 900,000 pounds of Lean Cuisine after boxes of frozen chicken meals turned up pieces of hard, blue plastic. The title says it all. I read all about it today after I finished my Lean Cuisine Panini - plastsic free thank goodness!Please avoid:“Lean Cuisine…[more]

Joanne asked me the other day to share some of my flax recipes. Here's my recipe for flax, guilt free cookies. I love cookies. I have to eat something sweet every day. I also hate eating junk and try to add fiber or protein to everything I eat.I made these cookies last night that I thought we're delicious:1 cup carob chips1/2 cup whole wheat flour1/2 cup oat…[more]

"It's not a male or a female desire to have a child, it's a human desire. I'm a person and I have the right to have my own biological child."Thomas Beattie, the Oregon man who started life as a woman, is expecting a second child in June with wife Nancy. Last year Beattie made headlines after giving birth to his daughter Susan.Beattie has lived le…[more]

Breast Cancer can affect anyone. It is important to know your risk factors for the disease:GenderBreast Cancer is 100x more common among women than men because women's breast cells are affected by growth-promoting female hormones estrogen and progesterone.AgeBreast Cancer can affect young women although women under 40 account for 5% …[more]

Recently I've become a flax fiend. I put flax seeds and ground flax on everything. Add flax seeds to a salad, pasta, and soups for an extra crunch and add ground flax to smoothies, pancakes, muffins ( I substitute flax and water for eggs), yogurt, chocolate milk...you see where I am going with this?I'm a flaxoholic not just because it t…[more]