Category Archives: Healthful Living

Base Hits to Better Health℠: Perk Up Your Posture

Whenever I hear the word posture, I can still hear my mother shriek ‘Deborah, stand up straight’. She used to have me stand against a wall for 10 minutes a day as a kid. Well, turns out that mom was … Continue reading

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Living In The Present

We, as a society, are routinely in a rush and perpetually pressed for time. We’re always running, always thinking about what we need to do – or kicking ourselves because of what we should have done. We go through our … Continue reading

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Question Authority- Dr Oz doesn’t share the full story.

There are all types of gurus out there today challenging you to live a more fulfilled life. While the goal of living a more healthful, present, or successful life is admirable, we often lose site of the fact that these … Continue reading

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Don’t be Embarrassed to Order Tap Water

Have you ever detected that certain challenge in a server’s delivery of what has become a standard question at high end restaurants: “would you like still or sparkling water”? Then after a pregnant pause, for effect, they will finish the … Continue reading

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Timing is Everything: Even to Maximize Health Benefits.

Maximize Health Benefits of every day routines.. it’s a matter of timing! http://goldiestablematters.com/?p=1519 Continue reading

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Slow Cooked Black Bean Soup

Winter-time just begs for soups; rich, filling, healthful soups. Throw this recipe for black bean soup together and forget about it for hours. The results will make you the household hero of the day. Makes 10 portions. Takes about 7 … Continue reading

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Milking Summer’s Bounty: Avocado, Corn and Tomato Salad.

We humans may have melted during this summer’s heat, but tomatoes LOVE the hot weather. The reward for the past two disappointing tomato seasons is this year’s bumper crop of delicious local tomatoes. Now, not all tomatoes are created equally. … Continue reading

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Morning Coffee Can Be Healthy AND Fun: Craft A Coffee Treat!

I wrote a version of this post 1 1/2 years ago, and still look forward to my morning coffee made in this fashion every day. In my attempt to improve on good ideas, I’ve updated the ritual below by adding … Continue reading

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Healthy Summer Meal- in 15 Minutes

Mash Mish Meals Taking Advantage of Tomatoes and Corn When people learn about my past life as a restauranteur, they usually ask ‘what kind of food did you serve’. I’d coined the term Fresh Market Cuisine℠ as Goldie’s style cooking; … Continue reading

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Base Hits to Better Health℠: Mindset over Reflex

I have vivid images of my father’s mid-afternoon snacks throughout my childhood- and beyond. Stanley always worked hard and exercised to earn his glass of room temperature whole milk and one of his beloved Hostess snacks. In my mind’s eye, … Continue reading

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