A rock and a hard place. I’m sitting here at my desk, headache, pressure, itchy watery eyes, sneezing, roll of toilet paper under heavy use. Welcome to spring in Houston. Tree pollen is off the charts, cars are covered with a dingy green powder and I am miserable. I have …
The last thing you want is to get blindsided by a fast-talker. Email is great because it slows down the process and gives you time to think. Also, email gives you a written record of the conversation. If they try to pin you down on the phone, you can say, …
When it comes to nutrition, false or misleading information seems to be everywhere. Start a conversation with a stranger—or even a loved one—and you’ll hear how eating fat makes you fat. Too much protein, of course, will kill you deader than a ribeye. And yes, egg yolks are the devil. …
While most people know that water is critical for your health, what you may not know is that water makes up about 55 to 65 percent of your body. Many may be surprised to know that losing only four percent of your body weight — roughly the equivalent of riding …
Sugar has a wide range of effects on the human body. It appeals to your taste buds, floods your brain with feel-good chemicals, and provides you with a rush of energy. Your body is designed to respond to sugar by releasing insulin from the pancreas. In fact, the pancreas can …
