Wellness Blog: Mary Kay Morgan

What's the leading cause of mad cow disease?

Mary Kay Morgan — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:31:15 GMT

Bullheadedness. Bullheadedness is the leading cause of mad cow disease! Oh.....

My sweetheart said that to me the other day when we were engaged in a discussion of "the best way to do something". I don't remember what something we were discussing and it's not important. We choose to find humor in our differences rather than conflict and it keeps life interesting and fun.

Reconsider "what's for dinner"

Mary Kay Morgan — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:14:48 GMT

Reprinted from The Good Food News 02/20. See www.thegoodfoodnews.com for the full issue and a picture of Maisie. ;-)

A month ago, we adopted an adorable Cairn terrier we named Maisie. Say hi to the nice people Maisie : "Ruff ruff!"
She came from the Col Potter Cairn rescue organization and was a breeding dog for a puppy mill. Maisie is six years old and has produced 6 or 7 litters and likely spent most if not all of her time confined to a cage or small pen. Not a good life.

What's cardio got to do with it?

Mary Kay Morgan — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:45:08 GMT

Reprinted from the 02/06/08 issue of Trilogy Wellness Foundations. Visit http://www.trilogy-wellness.com to claim your free issues ;-).

The negative press about cardiovascular or "aerobic" exercise has been increasing for some time. What began as a healthy trend away from hours upon hours of body pounding aerobic insanity, has morphed into "cardio bashing" by many fitness experts. I've even read articles that say cardiovascular exercise is downright "bad" for you.

Not enough time for it all

Mary Kay Morgan — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 08:22:14 GMT

Who isn't "short on time" this time of year? Often when time is limited the first thing to drop off the list is exercise and other wellness activities. In fact, "I just don't have time" continues to be the #1 reason year round for not exercising daily, not eating nutritious food or not intentionally relaxing. Prioritizing anything ahead of wellness activities in your daily schedule is a classic example of wrong action and will lead to poor results everytime. Literally.

Pain, pain go away

Mary Kay Morgan — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 04:55:59 GMT

If you've had your ear to the ground over the last several months you might have heard rumblings of potential problems with over the counter pain relievers. The class of pain reliever in question is the NSAID or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug and includes such popular offerings as Motrin, Advil and Aleve. Generic names include ibuprofen and ketoprofen. The concerns do not include aspirin or acetaminophen (Tylenol).