Nancy Teeter, RDN As a registered dietitian nutritionist, my biggest challenge is counteracting food myths promoted by well-meaning celebrity “nutritionists.” Some myths contain dangerous advice while others result in unnecessary food rules. The “avoid nightshade vegetables” myth falls in the latter category. What are nightshades? The list of plants belonging to this family is…
Janet Cook In the days before Pinterest and Houzz, to get an idea for Home Remodeling Fairfax VA, one either had to buy magazines or travel around to model homes and take photos. Social media makes gathering ideas and images easy. We can do it right from home! Blog articles that synthesize what professional journals…
Bob Edelblut All of a sudden, the MPMGA Men’s Club Hole-in-One Train is overcrowded! Bob Johnson brought the total for the year to eight and forced our engineer to add a second car to his train. Hard to believe that some are beginning to think that we can best our 2016 record of seventeen. On…
Barbara Johnson On March 1, 3, 5 and 8, the SaddleBrooke Lady Niners held their annual tournament for the President’s Cup. The tournament was played on all three courses with a match play format, in which half the field is eliminated with the conclusion of each round. Although the first day proved to be a…
Karin Bivens The SaddleBrooke Swim Club held its end-of-the-season social with numerous kudos and awards. Coach Doug Springer announced that we may not be the biggest swim team but you would never know that when you see how many participate in the various swim meets. At the USMS SCY Championship Meet the SaddleBrooke Swim Club…
A generous donation by the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club enabled over 60 children from Erickson Elementary School in Tucson to participate in the Environmental Education Program of Oracle State Park. Volunteer guides, including Dave Corrigan and Phil McNamee of SaddleBrooke, guided small groups of students on trails teaching them to use their five senses. Each…