An informational podcast about health, the medical industry, nutrition, and staying alive.
Recent Episodes
Finding Your Joy
Margaret and Susy discuss how to find joy in daily life, despite life’s challenges. Contact the hosts Hosted and Produced by Margaret Cooley and Susy Hymas Produced, Edited & Designed by Wil Guilfoyle Music by Luke Paquin Ma...
Healthy Aging Smiles
Episode 16 Sleep
Episode 15 Exercise
Episode 14 Alcohol
Episode 13 Fruits and Vegetables
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Recent Blog Posts
The Dirty Dozen and the Clean 15
When choosing fruits and vegetables to buy, many consumers wonder about buying organic or conventionally grown produce. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has developed a tool to help consumers make smarter choices when buying all of those fruits…
Cooking With Lard, Yay or Nay?
Hello to our lovely health-conscious community. One of our listeners reached out to us after listening to our episode on ‘Fats’ to ask, “Is cooking with lard bad?” Lard is a complex fat. It is primarily …
Sweet Tooth, Smarter Choices
When I think about sugar, I think of all the delicious treats we love that are packed with it. As a kid, I was a total sugar fanatic—and as an adult, I still love to bake. Fortunately, I’ve found many great recipes online that use less s…
About the Hosts
Host
Margaret Cooley has a Master of Education with over 40 years of experience. She has worked in research at Stanford Heart Disease Prevention Program, taught courses for the American Red Cross, and through her own health promotion company, provided disease prevention and health education classes in San Francisco Bay Area medical centers and corporations. Margaret resides in Northern California.
Host
Susy Hymas has Bachelor of Science degrees in both Environmental Health and Nutrition. She worked for over 40 years as a Nutrition Educator with a variety of age groups. Her experience ranged from working with families with children in the Head Start Program and Women, Infants and Children's program to the Meals on Wheels program educating Seniors. Her love of healthy food led her to running her own business teaching others how to safely preserve food throughout the Northwest. She taught nutrition and food safety to Culinary students at Bellingham Technical College. She resides in Northwest Washington.