Here is a great article written by one of my favorite fitness guys, Scott Tousignant. Scott is the author of the program “The Fit Chic” which I have. It’s a terrific all around fitness plan which covers not only fitness but also diet and motivation factors. If you are interested in increasing […]

Here is a piece of humor from my latest favorite author: Judy Gruen from judygruen.com.
You gotta admit - She’s funny!!!!!
Letter to My Long Lost Waist , reprinted with permission.
Dear Waist,
I know it’s been a long time since we’ve seen each other, and things were strained between us when you finally left for leaner pastures. But […]

I read about a recent research done that shattered a myth for me today.
A team of Italian researchers headed by Dr. Nicolette Pellegrini peformed research on the effect of various cooking methods on the phytochemicals in vegetables. They examined three forms of cooking methods - boiling, frying and steaming on three types of […]

Many people have been told by their doctors that it would be in their best interest to start working on lowering triglycerides (I’m being delicate here…).
Both triglycerides and cholesterol are necessary to the proper functioning of our bodies. Cholesterol contributes to building strong cells and triglycerides help prvide us with energy. The medical establishment feels […]

Today - a recipe for a yummy cheesecake. The recipe calls for “digestive biscuits”. That’s a plain biscuit they have in the UK. In the States I would use graham crackers instead, or any plain biscuit. You can also use Splenda instead of fructose for a lower calorie dessert.
Enjoy!
ORANGE YOGHURT CHEESECAKE
This is a […]

I think we all know that for overweight people to increase their heart health it’s advisable to lose weight. The best weight loss programs around today are….
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Life is stressful. Life is noisy. Our brains suffer from major information overload (at least mine does!). Stress does nasty things to our health, and particulary our heart health.
Meditation is a way to help your body achieve total relaxation. Meditation helps you get rid of all the “noisy” thoughts and images raging in your mind, […]

We want to be healthy. That’s a given.
Optimum nutrition is what we want to aim for. It’ll never be perfect nutrition because we don’t live in a perfect world. But we want to achieve optimum nutrition in a nurturing way.
So, what are some ways that women can NURTURE ourselves? We spend our entire lives […]

Do you get daily exercise?
Alot of people groan when they hear the dreaded words “daily exercise”. I know Iused to. Who can be bothered, right?
But the thing about daily exercise is that it doesn’t have to be boring. And it doesn’t have to be HARD. Some people love to get out in the fresh air […]

Today I want to talk a tad about cholesterol since high cholesterol is one of the risk factors for heart disease.
I’ll bet you know that there are two different kinds of cholesterol.
LDL is the “low down”, “bad” cholesterol which is purported to clog our arteries and cause heart disease. LDL stands for Low Density […]