Why is Healthy Eating Important? If I conducted a survey asking hundreds of people their opinion on what constitutes healthy eating, I would get many different answers. Some people think that just because they do not eat out at fast food restaurants, they are on the right track. Others feel that…
12 Tips to Help Overcome Your Diet Failure: Being overweight is the most common nutritionally related health problem in the United States affecting over 60% adults. Of these over 35% of us are considered obese. Even 20 % of our children are considered obese. The statistics are quite alarming especially when we…
Everything You Need To Know About The Best Nut Butters: What is Nut Butter? Have you noticed lately that grocery stores have increased the number and variety of different types of nut butters they offer? Nut butters have become popular alternatives for people with peanut allergies, and also offer a variety of…
The Benefits of Real Tea and Coffee: Next to water, coffee and tea are some of the most consumed beverages in the world. Tea is often put on a pedestal for it’s widely discussed health benefits. Coffee gets the short end of the stick and conjures up images of stressed…
“Pinch an Inch”: In the body, fat is not just fat. It’s all about location, location, location. According to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Obesity Prevention Source, having large hips and a padded butt does not have the same health risks as a portly potbelly. Apples vs Pears Although an apple a day may be healthy, being…
Why is cholesterol important for your health? Cholesterol is a waxy substance that is measured in the fat of your blood. You can’t live without cholesterol, nor would you want to. Cholesterol is important for healthy cell membranes, producing hormones (no cholesterol means no sex drive), vitamin D levels, and your memory. In fact, cholesterol is so important for your health, that your…
How To Kick The Smoking Habit Naturally: Each year over 200,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with lung cancer. Of course, not all lung cancer is due to cigarette smoking, but in about 90% of the cases this is known to be true. In fact, the smoking can contribute to…
A Primer On Men’s Health and Movember As we enter fall and the month of November, men around the world are celebrating their health with the concept of Movember. In 1999, Seven Nightly News aired a story about a group of young men in Adelaide, South Australia who coined the term "Movember" (also known…
It’s Not That Older Folks Need Less Sleep. It’s That We Get Less Sleep! Many older adults enjoy, like younger people do, about 20% of mind-restoring sleep. But deep sleep occurs less than 5% of the time as we grow older If you are in the group I’ll refer to as “active aging,” you…
Sexy... Sweaty… Hot... Intense… http://youtu.be/HLHUWQzPdng Get your mind out of the gutter and put your attention towards an important topic of an active lifestyle for a healthy heart! February is American Heart Month, which means now is an ideal time to remind ourselves of how important it is to take…