My 7 Day No Sugar Challenge This week I started seven days of no sugar. I believe that I eat a healthy diet but sugar seems to be a part of a number of the foods that I eat. There is sugar in mayonnaise and sugar in tomato paste. When I bake bread, I always add some sugar to the yeast to help the yeast bubble up.Since the COVID pandemic started, I have started making homemade muffins almost every day. I have tried to make the healthiest recipes that I can find but there is always some sort of … [Read more...] about I Will Finish the Challenge!
Pickleball Mania
I had never heard of Pickleball until one day our company received an email from a delighted customer who told us that she loves wearing her HydroChic outfit while playing Pickleball. Pickleball? I asked my colleagues. Is this a new game? No, said our youthful accountant in her 70's - it's been around for quite a while. Well, my curiosity was piqued and I decided to find out more. Here are some of the highlights: Pickleball was invented in the 1960s by 3 men who wanted to … [Read more...] about Pickleball Mania
Counting My Blessings
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we sat down with our Co-founder, Daniella, who shares with us her survival story for the first time. My Journey Begins Five and a half years ago my HMO sent me a message reminding me that I was overdue for a mammogram. My last mammogram had been two years before but until then life had been very busy and I had kept putting off the appointment. When I received the SMS, I made an appointment right away. The Mammogram There is no history of … [Read more...] about Counting My Blessings
Modest Meaning in Religions Around the World
What does it mean to dress modestly? The term “modest dress” is personal for many people, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that it means the same thing to everyone. Here are some religions around the world and definitions of what “modest dress” means for them. While there are also modesty rules for men, today we’ll be focusing primarily on modesty standards for women (we are a sisterhood, after all.) To avoid showing preference to any particular religion (we strongly believe that each woman … [Read more...] about Modest Meaning in Religions Around the World
10 Tips For Sun Protection for Seniors
Sun Safety for Seniors Never in history has our health been more fragile than it is now. With new medical improvements and better nutrition, quality of life improves with life expectancy, allowing us to live longer, better lives. But with those extra years comes extra responsibility. As we age, our skin becomes more and more vulnerable to the harmful side effects of the sun. As such we need to exercise more caution to ensure that our skin remains healthy. Failure to protect from the … [Read more...] about 10 Tips For Sun Protection for Seniors
