We’re a month or more into our New Year’s Resolutions, and for many of us, healthy weight loss is foremost on our minds. Around this time of year, though, huge numbers of fad diets, online weight-loss programs, and scam supplements…
The sugar statistics in the U.S. are pretty dreary. They say the typical American eats 6 cups of sugar every week. That’s 152 pounds of sugar in a year! Why are we eating so much sugar? First of all, it’s…
Did you know that your weight is directly related to your hormones? This is a fact many of us forget as we travel along the often slow and frustrating road to weight loss. To maintain a weight that’s healthy for…
There’s a secret weight-loss saboteur lurking within your body you might not be aware of. Stress can cause it. So can environmental toxins. Eating a poor diet also leads to it. It’s called chronic inflammation, and it’s rampant and widespread…
When it comes to losing weight or making other significant changes in our lives, people tend to think that willpower is the answer — and then beat themselves up for a perceived lack of willpower when their efforts fail. But…
Are you getting enough vitamin D? How do you even know? Most of us are deficient in this essential nutrient, especially during the winter months when sunlight is scarce. Vitamin D deficiency is linked to many disease processes. It also…
Chronic inflammation is a known precursor to some very serious health issues. Diseases like obesity, diabetes, arthritis, and poor digestion are linked to ongoing inflammation in the body. Even heart disease is related to inflammation. We become excessively inflammatory for…
Sitting too long is bad for your health for a number of reasons. And yet, for many of us, long hours spent driving and sitting at a desk are a part of our daily lives. We need to make a…
Does your lifestyle make it hard to be active? Maybe you work a desk job that has you sitting in a chair all day. Or perhaps you commute an hour to work and back, drive your kids to their various…
Water is, hands down, the healthiest drink on earth. Most Americans don’t drink enough of it. Instead, we drink artificially flavored drinks and sodas that do our body more harm than good. But, the health benefits of water are widespread.…