The Daily Diet

Who would have believed that one year after my shoulder fracture I would be mountain climbing? The good news is that’s exactly what happened! In our recent trip to Caritas, Alabama, George and I joined hundreds of others in climbing a mountain to a Marian grotto carved into the side of a mountain. Near the […]

The Wednesday Walkers trekked a total of 100.9 miles during the 2008-2009 school year! Who are the Wednesday Walkers? We are a group of teachers, administrators, and clerical staff members from Southwestern Middle School in DeLand, Florida, who care about fitness. Every Wednesday afternoon we don our walking shoes after school and speed walk through […]

Now that summer is here and school is out for a couple of months, I have some definite goals for OsteoDiet. First, a ton of information will be coming your way about nutrition and its effects on our bones. I recently accompanied Dr. Bourne to a convention at Standard Process, maker of the whole food […]

I have found a new mantra that helps me maintain my resolve to eat only healthful, bone-building foods: “No one puts food in my mouth, but me.” At work when the faculty and staff lay out a covered dish luncheon, complete with fried foods and sugar-laden dishes, I repeat: “No one puts food in my […]

We’re back! Let me tell you, visiting Costa Rica was a true adventure! We stayed in Nosara, a town on the Pacific west coast, where there is an “American project” near the beach. The older part of the town is where the “Ticos”, or natives, live. The newer part near Playa Guiones (a great beach!) […]

I can hardly believe it! I’m flying to Costa Rica tomorrow to visit the city of Nosara! Nosara is a surfing hub located on the Pacific Ocean in Central America, and from what I hear, it’s highly Americanized. My husband, who loves to surf, can hardly wait to hit the waves. Meanwhile, I’ll be boogie […]