Sleep Apnea and Weight Loss

Sleep Apnea and Weight Loss

What is Sleep Apnea? From WEB MD: “Sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder that occurs when a person’s breathing is interrupted during sleep. People with untreated sleep apnea stop breathing repeatedly during their sleep, sometimes hundreds of times. This means...
Spring is Coming – Spring is Coming – F.A.S Alert

Spring is Coming – Spring is Coming – F.A.S Alert

I’m betting that you—and just about everyone I can think of—want to develop arms that look really toned and don’t sag? Instead of the arms you sometimes see—and feel—while waving good-bye to people leaving you on a train/plane/car?  Sure, you want to make changes …...
Ketogenic Diet Trend Examined

Ketogenic Diet Trend Examined

Source: WebMD The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate diet that in medicine is used primarily to treat difficult-to-control (refractory) epilepsy in children. The diet forces the body to burn fats rather than carbohydrates.  The diet is...
Kombucha – Fad or Fantastic

Kombucha – Fad or Fantastic

The fermented tea drink has been around for centuries but recently became popular in the U.S. because of its purported health benefits. Regular drinkers of the tonic claim it aids digestion, sleep, weight loss and detoxification; stimulates the immune system, prevents...
7 Minute Workout

7 Minute Workout

NY Times – Gretchen Reynolds May 9, 2013 Hey All….I Double Dip Dare you to try this 7 minute workout right now! Exercise science is a fine and intellectually fascinating thing. But sometimes you just want someone to lay out guidelines for how to put the...
Your Mother was Right!

Your Mother was Right!

Why You Should Eat Your Broccoli, Plus a Delicious Recipe To Get You Started President George H.W. Bush was famous for exclaiming in 1990:  “I do not like broccoli, and I haven’t liked it since I was a little kid, and my mother made me eat it, and...
Nine Hard Truths About Weight Loss

Nine Hard Truths About Weight Loss

Can it sometimes feel as though you’re climbing a mountain when you are looking at weight loss as a goal? Absolutely! And it’s not all in your head. It can be challenging emotionally, physically, and mentally to successfully lose weight—and keep it off. And unless you...
More Fat, Anyone?  Would You Believe?

More Fat, Anyone? Would You Believe?

For all you people out there believing conspiracy theories, you are gonna love this one! Remember when Captain Crunch or CoCo Puffs cereals were touted as the best breakfast choice for kids? Well, if you do, you may have been brainwashed—along with many of us—into...
Who Needs to Be Challenged

Who Needs to Be Challenged

How will a fitness challenge help you? Momentum: The most difficult part of changing your relationship with exercise and developing a healthy life is creating momentum.  If you’ve been overwhelmed with life or ambivalent about beginning a fitness regimen this will...
If you Practice Only One Thing, Let it be This!

If you Practice Only One Thing, Let it be This!

Imagine these scenarios: You’re walking up the stairs with groceries in both arms and the dog jumps up to greet you. You step off a curb onto a patch of ice. You’re tired, you drop your phone bend over to pick it up. Falls are the leading cause of visits to the...
Becky Loses 70 Pounds!

Becky Loses 70 Pounds!

The longer I work with people, the more I realize we all have success stories, things or events that we’ve overcome or worked through. I heard about Becky from a mutual friend, and while we’ve not yet met in real life, we have had the chance to talk.  Even though...
Nuts, and I Mean NUTS!

Nuts, and I Mean NUTS!

As the world went low fat, nuts really started to catch a bad reputation when in fact the truth is quite the opposite.  Nuts and seeds, eaten in moderation, are an excellent option out there to help people create healthier food choices. Here are two of my favorite...
Thanksgiving Thoughts

Thanksgiving Thoughts

When Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday, it was thanks to the tireless efforts of Sarah Josepha Hale, a noted author and editor.  She is best known for writing the nursery rhyme, Mary had a Little Lamb. Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the...