Today is National Wear Red Day to raise awareness of heart disease in women. Heart disease is the number one cause of death and disability in both men and women in the United States and in many other westernized countries. In fact, it kills more women than the next five causes of death combined. What …
Celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day by encouraging your daughters, sisters, nieces and every young girl in your life to participate in a sport they love. As a kid I was very lucky, my father took the 3 of us kids to see minor league baseball, the King and His Court (a traveling …
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Last week I watched King Corn, a documentary about the corn industry. The worst part of it was watching the gut of the cow process corn – something that is not only unnatural for cows but dangerous. They have to give them antibiotics so they can feed them corn and then slaughter them at the …
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I’m the first person to admit that I find most types of shopping a chore, not a pastime. So, I often stick to certain brands of clothes, running shoes, and of course sports nutrition products and dietary supplements. I am brand loyal mainly because I want something that is convenient and works. So when Kyowa …
If you rely on counting calories on your food labels and restaurant menus, you may be getting more calories than you bargained for according to a study published in this month’s Journal of the American Dietetic Association. Tufts University researchers examined the accuracy of labels and nutrition facts information on 29 reduced-energy restaurant foods and …
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It’s day 6, where’s your New Year’s resolution? If you are having trouble sticking with it or you just don’t believe in yourself, I’m going to give you the top determinants of success for behavioral change: 1) You have to believe in yourself. Yesterday I met with a lady who was basically talking herself out …