Months ago I posted www.goodfoodnearyou.com (great for those with a GPS on their blackberry or iphone). You can search by distance, lowest fat, lowest calories or lowest carbs. I don’t recommend distance unless you are so hungry that your shoes look appetizing – apparently the best thing closest to me today is the jelly donut …
Sugar has become the demon among gym goers, trainers and even some dietitians. The word on the street is that you better cut it out of your diet completely for a ripped bod. The problem with this all or nothing philosophy is that it completely ignores an entire body of research about what sugar can …
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In between editing a 130 page report today I turned on Oprah for a minute while sipping some tea (hot tea, and yes I drink it year-round even when it’s 90 degrees outside). The themes echoing from this show were very familiar to me – in fact, I think my sister-in-law and sister could have …
Many plant based foods contain isoflavones, which act like phytoestrogens (plant based estrogens) in mammals. Before you men out there give up your tofu, veggie burgers and soy milk, and dig into large cuts of red meat, read on about phytoestrogens and soy. Phytoestrogens selectively bind to estrogen receptors in our body. This is a …
Have you ever wondered how obese your state is (obesity costs tax payer money so you should wonder) or how much money CDC spends on the prevention of certain diseases in your state? Or about your state’s public health preparedness? Go to “Your State’s Health” and plug in your state: http://healthyamericans.org/ I plugged in GA …
For years people held onto the belief that if they hopped on the treadmill, stairmaster, or any aerobic equipment for a period of time their body would become a calorie burning machine for hours afterward. However, a recently published study, tells us this theory is more hogwash than reality. In this study, published in Exercise …