How and Why To Chronicle A Weight Loss Journey Anyone who has ever attempted to lose weight or change diet habits has been told of the benefits of a weight loss journal as part of the standard weight management technique tool kit that’s available today. It’s become so commonplace to…
Providing Support on a Fitness Journey Who doesn’t have a friend or family member that could use some motivation to get fit and lose weight? With about two-thirds of the population overweight or obese, the majority of Americans probably aren’t exercising at all. We all know someone who’s in need…
How to Find An Emotional Catalyst To Meet Your Fitness Goals “The secret of getting ahead is getting started,” observed Mark Twain. Ok, so maybe he wasn’t talking about motivation to workout or to develop a healthy eating plan. Then again, living to 74 in the early 1900’s, maybe he…
Emotional Overeating and How to Overcome It Admit it, when you feel stressed out, angry, sad, lonely or bored, there’s nothing like a nice box of Ritz crackers, a bag of Lay’s potato chips or a snack of Dorito’s to make it all better. Right? These are the key triggers…
Resolution Failure Syndrome—Solutions, Not Re-solutions New Year’s resolutions, are a yearly ritual that only 8% Americans find successful according to the University of Scranton, Journal of Clinical Psychology 2014 (found at http://www.statisticbrain.com/new-years-resolution-statistics/). I call it the RFS, the Resolution Failure Syndrome—a syndrome so common that anyone who actually succeeds at…
Can Exercise Help Mood Swings? Regular exercise is extremely beneficial to achieving optimal health. With the right type and amount of physical activity mood swings, weight management, energy levels, productivity, and various illnesses can all improve with. When it comes to mood swings, there isn’t a better natural treatment than…
The Time of the Day You Are Most Likely To Cheat on Your Diet What’s the best time of the day to have your “cheat meal” while dieting? What a strange question, right? After all, why are you actively thinking about cheating on your diet in the first place? Also,…
4 Healthy Habits to Boost Metabolism While ‘metabolism boosting’ claims have become prevalent on our foods, drinks and supplements in recent years, it’s important to first know what your metabolism is. When attempting to boost your metabolism, you should know how to do to it in the healthiest manner possible.…
Healthy Fitness Inspiration Ellen DeGeneres observed, “Beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin. It’s about knowing and accepting who you are.” What a wonderful, positive inspiration for those seeking optimal health inside and out. So you workout, but have you ever thought about what drives you to do…
How Exercise Can Give Your Brain a Boost Not long ago I had the pleasure of interviewing John Ratey, MD, Harvard Medical School’s famed psychiatrist and author of Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain about the many benefits that regular exercise has for the brain. Dr.…