Age well

There is no reason to not be active. I don’t even mean don’t be sedentary. Please don’t be sedentary. I mean exercise. Yes, be active and keep moving. We are meant to move. Especially if you are interested in aging well. I bet you are because who wants to age badly? Do you want to improve your health span? The …

Fasting. Just another quick fix?

I have been thinking about this topic for weeks, I have read the positive and the negative scientific reviews (which correspond to my own view) but in the interest of a one woman science experiment. I am going to try it. Only because I said at the beginning of the year that my New Year’s resolution was to follow my …

Carbs boost your immune system

You may have heard the advice about exercising when you are sick?  If your symptoms are from the ears down, don’t exercise. Symptoms from the ears up, you are probably okay to do an easy workout. If you have a fever, don’t exercise at all. If you are feeling a little under the weather, it may be a good day …

Early Bird or Night Owl?

I always had a feeling that people who go to bed earlier and get up early were healthier. Okay. Okay. I know I go to bed before all the kids in my complex. I have a particular distaste for “spring ahead” because who cares that the sun is now up when I am heading to bed and it is once …

It’s complicated

Being healthy and fit shouldn’t be so complicated. However, there are a few misconceptions about health and fitness that won’t seem to go away. A common misconception is the that being thin equals being healthy. Another, that if you are fit, you are healthy, and you can eat whatever you like.  These are fallacies. Being thin and exercising doesn’t mean …

Alternative Facts

There are many alternative facts about nutrition. Here are a few that just won’t quit and why you should ignore the hype and eat well.

Exercise and type 2 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes is a common diagnosis. Did you know that exercise is excellent treatment and one type of exercise has significant benefits?

Where do you get your protein?

I started reading a book about nutrition and health this week. It is very good and disturbing. Disturbing, because it really shows the lack of awareness about how nutrition effects our health. That is why I decided that for random Food Facts I will focus on the most common nutrition questions I get asked. First, and the most popular, “Where do …

It’s all in your guts

I don’t know how many times I have heard from clients after they start eating better that NOTHING is happening. That is not quite correct, but I know what they mean. They haven’t lost any weight. I ask them how they feel, the answer always goes something like this  “much better, my clothes fit better, I am sleeping better, I …