Dangers in the Party Scene

The Christmas party scene can be fraught with dangers if we are not careful. Yesterday I looked at, among other things, how alcohol loosen inhibitions and causes people to do things they might not normally It also presents the problem of who’s going to drive home afterwards. That can often be the cause of an argument. I’ve seen it happen. Either that or someone drives who is unfit to drive because their judgment is impaired by alcohol. As a young married woman said recently ‘I can understand why they warn people not to drink and drive. When I have a … Continue reading

The Human Garbage Disposal

Did you get the lecture about the starving children in Africa when you were a child and didn’t want to eat the meal that was prepared for you? Perhaps you might have found yourself using the line when trying to get your own children to eat. Were you forced to sit and eat every last bite on your plate that your mother laboriously and lovingly slaved over? To this day I have the hardest time leaving a little something left on my plate. When eating out I feel I need to get my money’s worth out of the meal. I … Continue reading

Holiday Diet Bombs – Be Aware

It’s important to remember when you are out there hustling to through the Christmas shopping, getting stuck in traffic and skipping meals in your hurry to get from Point A to Point B that it’s not very healthy for your diet to forgo eating only to make it up by grabbing a fast bite somewhere. This is part of the holiday trade off – you should take advantage of your opportunities to eat – but you also have to be careful that you aren’t ingesting a bomb of calories, fat and saturated fats that not only fills your stomach, but … Continue reading