By complete accident, but happily, I find myself here at Helium.

I bring to the page my varied experiences as a mother of three(and wife to my husband), an accountant and business woman, an athlete, an artist and now, a writer.

Most of my articles that you see here have been written to publisher specifications. You will see a wide variety of topics. I am most proud of those that required a good amount of research.

The subjects I am particularly drawn to surround health and fitness, perhaps because I've already done a lot of "life research" in these areas.

I especially believe that children and teens need sound fitness and nutrition advice from a variety of sources. To that end, elsewhere on the Internet I write more extensively on these topics, in simple terms appropriate for younger people.

I am pleased to discover that Helium's Marketplace publishers appreciate my writing. I always hope to deliver high quality articles with an authentic voice that represents both Helium and Marketplace publishers well.

My passion is ...

the arts, all of them

I know too much about ...

living on the cheap

My parents always told me ...

hard work will serve you better than raw talent

My childhood ambition ...

to be Olga Korbut, dance with Baryshnikov, paint horses, explore the amazon river and have a lot of fish aquariums

My favorite memory ...

being in a herd of stampeding cattle at age seven

Why I write ...

hmmm...

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

reading tons of research material, listening to everything, watching no TV at all these days...

My first job ...

fast food

My best moment ...

yet to come

Health & Fitness > Nutrition Basics How to get the most energy from common foods

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Few things affect our productivity and the way we feel, as much as our food does. To be able to do all the things we need to do, we have to get the most possible energy from our diet.

After studying Asian and Mediterranean diets for decades, researchers now believe that a diet centered around plant based foods provides us with the most nutrients and energy. These cuisines still contain meats, eggs and dairy, but in smaller proportions than in most western diets. Instead, the concentration is on vegetables, fruits, whole grains, nuts and legumes.

Fortunately, you don't have to adhe...

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