by Andrea Trank | Jun 5, 2022
I Used to Think Eating an Applebees Oriental Chicken Salad Was Healthy! I wasn’t always a cook. In fact, when our children were small and I was teaching full time and Mark was working full time, our family ate a lot of premade food, pasta and my favorite, Applebee’s...
by Andrea Trank | Sep 26, 2021
Is It Possible to Cook Great Healthy Meals if You are Busy! A friend of mine this past week said to me: “You must spend hours in the kitchen cooking all those healthy foods you make.” And she added, “I don’t know how you do it in the midst of everything else you are...
by Andrea Trank | Jun 13, 2021
Why Hashimoto’s Is So Much More Difficult to Treat than Hypothyroidism! 14 million people have been diagnosed with Hashimoto’s in the U.S. I am one of them. I was officially diagnosed about 8 years ago. I believe I was suffering from it much earlier. My...
by Andrea Trank | Mar 21, 2021
What I have learned about dealing with stomach issues for more than 50 years! For as long as I can remember I had stomach issues. As a child, I always experienced constipation. I was also such a picky eater that everyone thought I was being difficult. I have since...
by Andrea Trank | Nov 15, 2020
Being a Teacher is Stressful in Normal Times But 2019/2020 has been anything but normal with COVID19. Studies are showing that stress is on the rise for many in the teaching profession. I really can relate. When I posted on Facebook this 14-year-old picture of me...