How to Create A Successful Weight Loss New Year’s Resolution

Most New Year’s Resolutions last less than 3 weeks; many don’t make it until lunch time! Often, the problem is that we make the our goal the resolution when behavior change should be the resolution. So, try this: Think of a small behavior that you will change just for today. It may be to walk [...]

Get the Most Benefit from Your Walk and Exercise

TODAY, go for a walk with a friend. New research suggests that exercising with a healthy friend is not only more fun but also increases your level of endorphins and seratonin, the chemicals your body produces because of the exercise which make you feel better. If you would like to find how easy it is [...]

SAD: Seasonal Affective Disorder May be Helped by Eating a Little Protein

A decrease in sunlight during the winter often means carb cravings due to a lack of seratonin, the “feel good” hormone. Seratonin is produced in three ways: Sunshine, exercise and carbohydrates! Get outside as much as you can; even on a cloudy day, you can get quite a bit of sunshine on your eyelids and [...]

Go for a Walk to Help Balance the Holiday Season

Walk as much as you can during the holiday season to reduce your stress and offset those cookies and candy.

Judge Yourself and Others a Little Lighter for a Happier Life

We often judge a situation without considering other options. When you consider the possibility of other motivations, intentions and results, your stress often is radically reduced and your outlook on life becomes more positive.

The Four Major Food Groups During the Holiday Season

Remember, the four major food groups during December are NOT sugar, butter, chocolate and egg nog.

How Breathing Correctly Can Help You Lose Weight

When you breath by expanding your ribs instead of raising your shoulders, your diaphragm is opened up and you increase your metabolism another notch. Your respiration is not only deeper but also more relaxed. It enables you to optimize your oxygen intake which expedites fat loss AND reduces your stress.

Nine Healthy Ways to Enjoy the Holidays With Less Stress and Fat

1. If you’re having relatives for dinner during the Holiday Season, meet them at the door with a decoratively trimmed basket containing slips of paper upon which you’ve written all the little things that need to be done before and after the meal. This could be setting the table, preparing appetizers, clearing the table, doing [...]

Event Dieting: Why it Doesn’t Work and How to Stop

Event Dieting: That’s what we call any upcoming occasion for which you don’t feel you look good enough. And guess what? Event dieting doesn’t work! Oh, you may lose the weight for the event, however since you just set your goal for a brief period, the weight will soon return. And frequently its friends – [...]

Hypnerinsulinemia: How Sugar, Carbs and Starches Make You Fat and Unhealthy

When you consume foods containing refined sugar, caffeine or alcohol, your blood sugar takes a sharp rise, which triggers the pancreas to release insulin in order to bring your sugar level back into balance. Insulin is secreted upon eating any food, yet these particular foods cause an inordinately high amount of insulin to be released. [...]

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