Top 5 New Dietary Guidelines Announced

Top 5 New Dietary Guidelines Announced

The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion has released its 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.  These guidelines include science-based recommendations to improve how Americans eat to reduce obesity and prevent chronic diseases like Type 2 diabetes,...
The Monthly Recap.

The Monthly Recap.

The new year is almost here. And with it comes resolutions, to-do lists, goals, dreams and aspirations. But before we begin looking ahead to all of that, let’s take just a moment to take a look back at our last month of helpful, insightful, and inspiring blog posts....
Fits That Flatter

Fits That Flatter

It all started with a pair of jeans. On an April morning some five years ago not unlike most any other ordinary April morning, I woke up and began preparing for a busy day at work. Things were going along fine until I slipped on my favorite pair of jeans. As I...
Turn Resolutions into Results.

Turn Resolutions into Results.

Folks always seem to expect me to make a weight-loss or fitness-related New Year’s resolution. And I almost never them down. I have multiple health-related goals and the new year is a certainly a good time to assess those goals and make one or more of them a priority....
Go Nuts!

Go Nuts!

Nuts have been maligned as of late as a potentially diet-busting calorie bomb. That’s unfortunate. Now, if you simply compare numbers to numbers with a few other snacks you might enjoy, you’ll likely see that nuts may, in fact, have a higher fat content and calorie...