My Musings
High Energy, Healthy Snack Recipes
An Ode to the Blueberry as a Snack 1) Healthy Blueberry Bars are an easy, gluten free, real-food recipe sweetened with dates, a bit of maple syrup, and delicious frozen blueberries. These “grab-and-go breakfast or snack bars” are relatively healthy snacks that can be...
Functional and Integrative Medicine Explainer
I’m writing this post to provide a brief introduction to two approaches to medicine that I find intriguing and compelling because they have an internal logic that resonates as a path to holistic wellness. If these appeal to you, I encourage you to investigate options...
Laughter=Best Medicine, Part 1
A growing research base suggests that laughter is good medicine and Big Pharma is not amused at this. I suppose this is just another in a long list of issues that Big Pharma and I are going to have to agree to disagree about. Like, for instance, I think their...
Intermittent Fasting (IF)
Over the years I’ve tried many ways to shape up, lose weight and control Type 1 diabetes (T1D) blood sugar with varying success. Three years ago, I read a few articles about Intermittent Fasting (IF). I was curious, but dubious. It seemed fad-ish, difficult, and...
Sometimes I Feel Like a Nut
I always try to do things that count double or triple. So going on one errand usually means trying to jiu jitsu a way to cover at least three checklist items, plus parking far enough away to force me to collect a bunch of steps (a fourth checklist item). I know. It’s...
Get Moving #1
I’ll probably muse about movement and exercise every once in a while, since it’s such a key foundation to well-being and without regular movement, it’s really difficult to stay healthy, limber, tranquil and physically well. That’s not to say you need to be a...
The Blueberry
Sometimes I complain for no good reason. I’m learning that this is not particularly healthy or useful and trying to stop. One alternative I’ve discovered is celebrating things that are unambiguously good. That brings me to today’s musing: Blueberries are...
Introducing Coach D’s Musings
Hello Cyber World. So nice to be with you, thanks for reading my humble Health & Wellness (H&W hereafter) Coach David blog. Welcome to the CoachDavidHealth&WellnessCoaching website. This Musings link is how I’ll share thoughts, observations and...