She uses bilberry extract viva drops for eye health, noting the high rate of macular degeneration in the sunshine state. If she experiences an afternoon lull, she'll turn to a good American or Korean ginseng for a pickup. It's like preventive medicine for us. Throughout the day, Nancy is careful to keep her purse stocked with a piece of fruit or peanut butter crackers to keep small hunger pangs from leading to binges. Lunch is typically salad, vegetables and chicken, and it tends to be her largest meal of the day.
Dinner is usually something light, such as a low-carbohydrate ice cream snack.
Though she still enjoys a cup of coffee, her sugar-consuming days are definitely over. But it's also hard to metabolize, which takes a toll on your body and makes it age. Noting that studies show consumption of green food can reduce the risk of joint pain and arthritis, Nancy tries to get plenty of things like alfalfa, spirulina or barley in her supplement diet, especially on days when she hasn't been able to eat enough vegetables. Exercise is an important lifestyle component, though Nancy is quick to admit that she isn't a fitness fanatic. She shuns high-impact aerobic workouts in favor of a daily program of breathing and stretching that combines aspects of yoga with held stretch exercises.