Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating
by Shauna Zamarripa You are what you eat. Eating over-processed, over-packaged and preservative-laden foods has been linked to premature aging and certain diseases. Poor eating habits have been attributed to cancer, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and stroke. With all of this information at our fingertips, how do we stave…
By the year 2030, it is estimated that there will be 67 million adults in America with a diagnosis of a form of arthritis. Millions of these cases will be rheumatoid arthritis, more commonly known as RA. Even more frightening is the fact that millions of cases will go undiagnosed. …
I feel horrible! Do I have the flu or is it just a common cold? This question is usually the first that comes to mind when you get that lousy-all-over-feeling that lets you know you’ve caught a winter season bug. Some of the symptoms of the flu (influenza) are very…
Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating
I know a person who spends hours working out every day – 6 days a week. He has been doing this for the last 60 days and has not lost a single pound. How is that possible? The answer is quite simple – he never changed his diet! When it…
The program has three main components: medical, behavioral and nutritional. To participate, you must first undergo a medical evaluation to see if you meet the standards of the OPTIFAST plan. Once you are a patient of the OPTIFAST program, you have a team of physicians, dietitians and counselors at your…
For many people, working at a desk all day might seem like the perfect cop out for your expanding waistline. But in reality, there are plenty of ways to work out while you’re at work. Working at a desk from 9 to 5 – or even longer — definitely decreases…
We’ve all done it before. Sitting down in front of the television, you grab your favorite bag of cookies or chips and munch away. Before you know it, you’ve almost completely demolished the package of said snack in its entirety. It’s mindless eating, and it gets the best of all…
Exercise is healthy for your body, but is your workout healthy for the environment? If you’re leaving behind a bunch of plastic water bottles, worn-out spandex or polyester clothing, or dead batteries in your wake, then it’s time to start thinking green. Start from the ground up by taking a…
You thought you’d never get here, but you’re just 10 pounds shy of your goal. The last leg of your weight-loss journey can often be the most difficult. After all, if you lose a pound a week, then it could still take you another few months. Don’t give up hope…
The Chinese people seem to get it — how to eat lots of food, yet still lose weight. In fact, recent research says that they eat 30 percent more than Americans, yet they weigh 20 percent less. However, what they eat and their levels of activity differ vastly from fast-food-fed…