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Experts suggest cut meat out of diet slowly

By Leslee Jaquette According to a recent article in the ACE fitness newsletter, more people than ever are moving away from a meat-heavy diet and making the switch to a plant-based eating style. I am one of those people.  Growing up as a Missouri girl, I was fed a strict diet of fried meat and […]

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Health and Fitness

Color-Coded Nutrition: Healthy Foods are Healthy

By Leslee Jaquette Tomatoes are one of my two favorite foods. The other is greasy, batter slathered, deep-fried chicken.  So according to recent information on how colorful foods are often the most nutritious, I’m batting .500. I get top points for inhaling pounds of juicy, fresh red tomatoes and no points (probably negative points) for […]

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FAT BEARS, NOISY ELK AND STYLISH LOCALS; WHAT TO LOOK FOR, WHAT TO DO WHEN FALL ARRIVES IN YELLOWSTONE COUNTRY

If you see a fat bear lumbering along the side of the road, it might be fall in Yellowstone Country. If sudden-onset yellow is transforming the towering aspens surrounding the town of Cody, it is probably fall in Yellowstone Country. And if Sheridan Avenue – Cody’s main street – is filled with throngs of people costumed […]

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Health and Fitness

Why Quality Carbs are your Friend

Health and nutrition trends go in and out at lightning speed. One recent trend was to completely drop carbohydrates from the old diet. Voila! Then, you would be skinny! Au contraire, it doesn’t work that easily, say the authors of a recent article in the ACE newsletter. You actually should eat some carbs to assist in your […]

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Retirement and good living

Retirement and Good Living is a new site that provides information for retirees and those approaching retirement (finance, part time jobs, volunteering, hobbies, health, exercise, nutrition and much more). The address is: http://retirementandgoodliving.com/

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Health and Fitness

‘The Passionate Vegetable’

From the first tender pea shoots in spring to the last brilliant orange pumpkins in autumn, vegetables are the cook’s harbinger of the changing seasons. Vegetables are often thought of as sides that complement a main dish of meat, fish or poultry. While this is a great way to showcase the garden’s gems, one chef […]