A Healthy New Year and a Healthy New You!
Practicing preventive healthcare is the best way to ensure your own longevity. No one else can do this except you. You need to learn how your body operates and be in tune with it at all...
View ArticleAll About Balance
What is the first thing you think about when you hear the word balance? Do you automatically think about your eating habits? Balancing a career with your home life? Performing balance exercises like...
View ArticleFour Cornerstones of Good Health: Part 1 – A Positive Mental Attitude
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity (a physical weakness or ailment).”...
View ArticleThe Four Cornerstones of Good Health: Part 2 – A Healthy Lifestyle
There is no doubt that a healthy lifestyle improves the quality and length of your life. There are three main components to obtaining a healthy lifestyle and they are: avoid cigarette smoking, follow...
View ArticleThe Four Cornerstones of Good Health: Part 3 – A Health Promoting Diet
“Let your food be your medicine and let your medicine be your food.” – HypocritesHypocrites had the right idea! Food can be healing and provide the nutrients that our bodies need. The problem with our...
View ArticleThe Four Cornerstones of Good Health Part 4: Supplementary Measures
The term “nutritional supplementation” means the use of vitamins, minerals, and other food factors to support good health. Nutritional supplements are exactly that: supplemental! You can’t make up for...
View Article9 Easy Ways to Keep Yourself Healthy
We all know how important it is to eat well and get plenty of exercise to keep yourself healthy, but there is more to it than that. Being social, getting plenty of sleep, and even being creative can...
View ArticleRaspberries
It is almost that time of year again when raspberries are in abundance (late June through July and again in September and October) and a great way to treat yourself to something sweet. Not only is the...
View ArticleRaspberries!!!
Not only is the raspberry one of my favorite fruits, it has numerous health benefits:It’s a high-fiber powerhouse (8 grams of dietary fiber per serving!).Only 64 calories per cup.They are a good...
View ArticleGO FISH!
There are many benefits to fish, including how easy it is to prepare:High in protein, low in caloriesHigh in Omega-3s (especially salmon, Atlantic mackerel and herring, sardines, sablefish, anchovies,...
View ArticleCereal: The best breakfast…think again!
Cereal is one of those foods that are a common staple in most American households. There are a wide variety of flavors and textures to please any taste palate. However, not all cereals are created...
View ArticleTips for Eating Healthy at Your Desk
Is it one of those busy days again? Can’t get away from your desk to enjoy lunch with your co-workers? About 70% of Americans eat at their desk more than a couple times a week...
View ArticleHealthy Snacks for Kids and Adults – To Go!!
Don’t eat between meals! You’ll ruin your appetite! Sound familiar? That is what I grew up with when I wanted a snack if I was hungry before a planned mealtime. Well, that...
View ArticleBreast Cancer Prevention: How to Reduce Your Risk
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We all know someone who has had to tackle this disease head on. As women, this is a topic that is never far from our thoughts. Even though some people have...
View ArticleNutritious and Delicious: Pumpkin!
We usually think of pumpkins as just a form of decoration or in the form of a pie, but did you know that pumpkin is very nutritious? The bright orange color of the pumpkin is a clue to its...
View ArticleWatching Portion Sizes
Our world is a super-sized world. The mentality seems to be go big or go home. This is a very dangerous attitude when it comes to the amount of food Americans consume on a daily basis. ...
View ArticleThe Benefits of Herbs (& a Delicious Potato Salad Recipe)
Even though herbs have been used for thousands of years for healing purposes, it is still considered a form of “alternative” medicine today. Recording of herbs and plants began around 3000 B.C. with...
View ArticleNutrition on a Budget
We are all trying to cut costs somewhere in this day and age. However, nutrition should NOT be one of those areas. Sure, you might argue that organic/healthy foods are expensive, but the way I look...
View ArticleDon’t Drink Your Calories
When it comes to watching ones weight, it is easy to keep track of your food calories. However, a lot of people don’t think about the calories that they drink. These calories do count and could...
View ArticleWellness: Outdoor Safety
It’s that time of year again. The warm weather is finally here and we are excited to get outside!! Even though we all love to get outside during the warm weather months, there are many hazards...
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