Featured Posts
Featured Posts
Our most recent, important, or popular posts.
4 Stretching Tips for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is often the pain you feel in your hands, wrist or arm. Caused by repetitive use, such as typing all day, these 4 easy stretches can help.
How to Stop Lower Back and Leg Pain from Sciatica
GOT SCIATICA? Also known as "Piriformis Syndrome", or the more popular name... "a real PAIN IN THE BUTT!" 10 Tips - How to stop the pain in your butt, lower back, and legs from sciatica, an irritation of the sciatic nerve by your piriformis muscle.
The Chocolate Superfood Diet for Health
Can chocolate be the newest Superfood? Rich in antioxidants, the vast health benefits of chocolate gain approval from health experts and chocolate lovers. Finally, a health authority is telling you to take chocolate everyday, just like your vitamins.
5 Tools for Fitness
Over the many years of being in this business, we've been asked some of the same questions, over and over. We sometimes add the most common questions to a standard Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page. But sometimes a response deserves a higher profile, and is worthy of a blog post.
How and Why do 10000 Steps Each Healthy Day
Do you ask, "What's the story of 10,000 steps each day, and why am I hearing so much about it?" If this sounds like you, you aren't alone. There has been a lot of references to 10k steps in the wake of the explosive growth of personal fitness trackers. We reveal some of the inside story behind the magic of ten-thousand... and, we share a dramatic calculation that's sure to impress.
Getting Back to Fitness After Time Off
We all do it... In spite of the best of intentions to maintain a consistent exercise program, it is inevitable you will face an extended period of downtime. These periods away from a routine have a tendency to get longer as you get older, which makes it even more difficult to rediscover your drive, discipline and routine. How do you restart an exercise program? Here are 6 tips for getting back to fitness and help motivate you after time off from working out.
Delicious Pea Protein Powder Recipes for When Smoothies Are Not Enough
You already know a quality protein is vital for you and your family's health... And you know pea protein has the benefits you need in your go-to protein supplement. But, there are those times when another smoothie recipe is inadequate to entice the entire family to participate. That's where pea protein's mild flavor and nutrition profile excels. And, search though you might, you'll not find these recipes in your Grandma's treasured collection of family favorites.
Diet and Nutrition
Diet and Nutrition
Posts on dietary practices, principles and nutritional implications of foods and supplements, covering a broad spectrum of interests, from weight loss to disease prevention.The Chocolate Superfood Diet for Health
Can chocolate be the newest Superfood? Rich in antioxidants, the vast health benefits of chocolate gain approval from health experts and chocolate lovers. Finally, a health authority is telling you to take chocolate everyday, just like your vitamins.
5 Tools for Fitness
Over the many years of being in this business, we've been asked some of the same questions, over and over. We sometimes add the most common questions to a standard Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page. But sometimes a response deserves a higher profile, and is worthy of a blog post.
How to Boost Mood, Relieve Anxiety and Build Strong Muscles with Pea Protein
There is only one protein that would qualify as the Swiss Army Knife of proteins... it is the Do-It-All Pea Protein. Who knew, when our moms would force us to eat our peas as kids, they really were on to something. It's not often that one food item can do so much good.
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Weight Loss
Weight Loss
These posts introduce logical, sensible and objective advice on how to achieve lasting weight loss. The formula for success is simple, but it helps to understand how the variables affect your weight loss goals.
My 4 Goals for Successful Weight Loss
I don't need to be Carnac the Magnificent to know what is on most minds this time of year. Odds are that many of us share a similar Resolution on our list for the New Year.
Another New Year and Weight Loss is Still Top Resolution
A quote credited to Einstein is, "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results". So, why does the top New Year Resolution stay the same, year after year, and what can be done to change the pattern?
Set-Points are for Weight Loss not Tennis
The weight-regulating mechanism in the brain "chooses" the amount of body fat it considers ideal for its needs, and then works tirelessly to defend that level. Changing it requires a reset of the "set-point" by adjusting the fat thermostat and increasing thermogenics.
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Exercise & Fitness
Exercise & Fitness
Recipes, notes and tips that enhance or define a special dish, minus the post-meal regrets common with delicious food.5 Tools for Fitness
Over the many years of being in this business, we've been asked some of the same questions, over and over. We sometimes add the most common questions to a standard Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page. But sometimes a response deserves a higher profile, and is worthy of a blog post.
How and Why do 10000 Steps Each Healthy Day
Do you ask, "What's the story of 10,000 steps each day, and why am I hearing so much about it?" If this sounds like you, you aren't alone. There has been a lot of references to 10k steps in the wake of the explosive growth of personal fitness trackers. We reveal some of the inside story behind the magic of ten-thousand... and, we share a dramatic calculation that's sure to impress.
Getting Back to Fitness After Time Off
We all do it... In spite of the best of intentions to maintain a consistent exercise program, it is inevitable you will face an extended period of downtime. These periods away from a routine have a tendency to get longer as you get older, which makes it even more difficult to rediscover your drive, discipline and routine. How do you restart an exercise program? Here are 6 tips for getting back to fitness and help motivate you after time off from working out.
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Guilt-Free Recipes
Guilt-Free Recipes
Recipes, notes and tips that enhance or define a special dish, minus the post-meal regrets common with delicious food.Delicious Pea Protein Powder Recipes for When Smoothies Are Not Enough
You already know a quality protein is vital for you and your family's health... And you know pea protein has the benefits you need in your go-to protein supplement. But, there are those times when another smoothie recipe is inadequate to entice the entire family to participate. That's where pea protein's mild flavor and nutrition profile excels. And, search though you might, you'll not find these recipes in your Grandma's treasured collection of family favorites.
How to Boost Mood, Relieve Anxiety and Build Strong Muscles with Pea Protein
There is only one protein that would qualify as the Swiss Army Knife of proteins... it is the Do-It-All Pea Protein. Who knew, when our moms would force us to eat our peas as kids, they really were on to something. It's not often that one food item can do so much good.
Mood Foods And 11 Recipes For Life
Can zucchini defeat Zoloft? Is papaya more effective than Prozac? Could celery dethrone Cymbalta as the top selling antidepressant? Would "Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen" have ever been written if she had eaten more broccoli?
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Lifestyle
Lifestyle
Success in health is less about individual habits and more about choosing a healthy lifestyle. It’s about the tips and techniques that encourage, enhance, and support your healthy lifestyle.How and Why do 10000 Steps Each Healthy Day
Do you ask, "What's the story of 10,000 steps each day, and why am I hearing so much about it?" If this sounds like you, you aren't alone. There has been a lot of references to 10k steps in the wake of the explosive growth of personal fitness trackers. We reveal some of the inside story behind the magic of ten-thousand... and, we share a dramatic calculation that's sure to impress.
Another New Year and Weight Loss is Still Top Resolution
A quote credited to Einstein is, "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results". So, why does the top New Year Resolution stay the same, year after year, and what can be done to change the pattern?
Easy DIY Upcycling Ideas for Always-Ready Herbs
Tired of store-bought herbs turning limp and losing nutrition in frig? Always have fresh, vital herbs on hand with these easy DIY upcycling ideas for always-ready herbs.
Healthy Notes
Healthy Notes
Healthy Notes are the remedies, how-to’s, and in-depth teachings about important health topics. This is for those who crave knowledge and understanding.
Prostate Cancer Nutrition and Dietary Supplements
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Do you know about the specific dietary supplements that support a healthy prostate? Government reviewed data inside.
Prevent MRSA Infection
MRSA is a certain type of staph infection, most often seen in medical settings, but has recently extended into general population. We review causes, prevention, and how to stop an outbreak before it gets out of control.
How Inflammation Affects Your Health
The Link Between Aging and Inflammation The Fire Within is Not Always Good 5 simple lifestyle changes to relieve inflammation How would you respond if [...]
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A Wandering Mind
A Wandering Mind
Mental meanders and observations about concepts, opinions, and insights on health. Some are revealing. Some are odd. All provoke thought.My 4 Goals for Successful Weight Loss
I don't need to be Carnac the Magnificent to know what is on most minds this time of year. Odds are that many of us share a similar Resolution on our list for the New Year.
Another New Year and Weight Loss is Still Top Resolution
A quote credited to Einstein is, "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results". So, why does the top New Year Resolution stay the same, year after year, and what can be done to change the pattern?
Goals are Like Dreams but with Ambition
Fitness inspiration sometimes comes in the form of a simple reminder. It is not uncommon to hear someone often speak of a Goal, but never take action to achieve it. Goals without action will always remain a Dream.
