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Diet & Nutrition, Featured »
Diet & Nutrition, Featured »
Staying slim requires eating satisfying snacks that keep hunger away. Key ingredients in these cookies include: Cinnamon to keep your blood sugar in check, slow-digesting protein from cottage cheese paired with faster-digesting whey protein powder to steadily suppress appetite, whole wheat flour for energy-revving B vitamins, oats for their anti-inflammatory polyphenols and beta-glucan, which along with healthy fats from walnuts promote a feeling of fullness that subdues cravings. We all crave sweets, so the way I look at it is, why not put something in our bodies that will actually do some good!
Exercise & Fitness, Featured »
I love learning about new exercises that require no special equipment and this is the premise of the entire book. Lauren explains that we don’t need fancy equipment and gym memberships. Following his exercises, the claim is that both men and women can get in the best shape of their lives using only their bodies and a few simple household items.
Diet & Nutrition, Featured »
Eating styles refer to the way you habitually put together various eating behaviors. Some people use the same style all of the time while others vary the way they eat depending on the situation. Over at iChange.com, registered dietition, Diana Young give terrific advice about diet and nutrition. Today she asked us all to consider our eating styles and I thought it would be a great article to share here. Give it some thought. What is your eating style? Share your thoughts.
Exercise & Fitness, Featured, Motivation & Inspiration »
Goodness, I think an entire week has gone by without a new post. How did that happen? Last Saturday, I had the amazing opportunity to spend the day with fitness trainer, guru, and P90X creator, Tony Horton. It was a day filled with sweat, great health and fitness information and terrific people. Read more to find out all about this great day.
Diet & Nutrition, Featured »
Exercise & Fitness, Featured »
For a few days this week, I have not had a traditional workout, but I’ve been doing a heck of a lot of housework and laundry. I figured this was a good time to remind my readers that we all can burn quite a few calories with activities that we tend to do daily. Why not keep track as well? You will feel so much better about days when you thought you “skipped” a workout. In fact, you may find out that you burned more than you thought.
Exercise & Fitness, Featured, Motivation & Inspiration »
I wrote about this topic about two years ago and thought it was a good time for an update. Do you realize that about 50% of people have given up on their New Year’s Resolution by the middle of the year. How about you? Did you set a goal that is strong enough and important enough for you to stick with it? Or, are you letting other things get in the way. Are you letting yourself get lower and lower on your priority list?
















