Honey has a long medicinal history. The ancient Egyptians not only made offerings of honey to their gods, they also used it as an embalming fluid and a dressing for wounds. On that last point, at least, they were on to something.
Today, many people swarm to honey for its antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. Holistic practitioners consider it one of nature’s best all-around remedies.
By Delia A. Hammock, M.S., R.D. You can enjoy a festive drink this season without committing diet sabotage, but take care – if you’re not precise when you pour your drink, it may pack far more calories than you’d planned. M
Continue reading…In Part I of this Build Muscle The Right Way Article Series, I spoke about the three most important keys I use for building muscle and gaining strength at the same time: Multi-joint Movements, Training for Power and Speed, and Working for Muscular Balance.
So if you read my last entry you know that in grades 3 – 12 they are now being weighed and having their Body Mass Index calculated and sent home. Last year I had asked for the school to not do it anymore that is a job for our pediatrician and not for the school. When I had not heard about it yet this year I figured they were not going to do it this year. That was until my 10 year old came home and said they weighed him at school and he lost 3 pounds. SO first I congratulated him for losing 3 pounds but I asked him why they weighed him. He explained how it was done and it was nothing bad but I did not want him to get done and stop eating again this year.
I immediately thought of my daughter who is now in 3rd grade so this would be the first year for them to do it to her.
This past weekend, I competed at the Gripmas Carol, an annual Grip contest promoted by Chris Rice.
Like others have said this was a bittersweet trip for me because Chris has announced that this years contest would be the last of its kind he would be holding.
Nevertheless, I made the trip to enjoy the chill of the Ohio air one more time in the Gripmas Contest setting.
I competed in the Elite category.