Healthy snacking is a great way to lose weight and feel energized all during the day. Keep these 10 healthy snacking tips in mind when you are hungry and you need a snack or when you are tempted to eat unhealthy foods. 1. When buying groceries try to stay on the outside aisles with the…
DetailsMany parents today are finding it more and more difficult to give their children a healthy diet due to the fast food frenzy, mass junk food advertisement and poor availability of quality, nutrient rich foods. Overall health and wellness in adulthood is directly related to how healthy the person was as a child. That’s why…
DetailsThe number one excuse that every person uses of why they don’t work out or eat healthy is because they do not have enough time. I agree that we are busier than we ever have been in society, but being busy should not be an excuse of why we don’t take care of ourselves. I’m…
DetailsAccording to the National Mental Health Association more than 17 million American men and women experience depression in one form or another every year. About 1 out of 10 Americans go through at least one depressive swamp sometime during his or her life. Women tend to suffer from clinical depression twice as much as men.…
DetailsAmino acids are found in proteins like meat, chicken, tuna, and fish. They are the building blocks for protein synthesis. Most people tend to eat too many carbohydrates and not enough protein. Protein has the highest dynamic effect on a person’s metabolism so it’s important to eat protein with every meal. It is for this…
DetailsIn this fast-paced world of ours, it is hard to stick to the ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine) exercise recommendation of doing cardiovascular exercise 4-6 days a week for 45 minutes and 2 days a week of a full body workout that would take 45 minutes to an hour to complete. And so fitness…
DetailsThe #1 most frequently asked question that I am asked on a regular basis, is “How can I lose my stomach?” Everyone dreams of having a “six pack” or perfect midsection especially during the summer. We all tend to look at magazines and commercials and wish that we could look like a certain person and…
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Whether we like it or not, we are all aging. As much as I try to deny it or defy it, it’s happening. Most seniors tend to give up once they’ve reached a certain age and they don’t think exercise will help them or they are just too afraid to start a program, especially if…
DetailsOur minds can be our best friend or our worst enemy when it comes to losing weight and getting in shape. Most of us start off real motivated and even excited about starting a fitness program and eating better, but after a few weeks we begin to get discouraged fairly quickly. Either we don’t see…
Details Most people don’t consider golf a “real” sport, just a recreational activity and I used to believe the same way until I actually played the game and took a coaching of golf class at UGA. After playing I was sore in muscles that haven’t ever been worked that way. I read an article recently…
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