Editorial: Weight fluctuation increase the risk of heart disease.
Yo-yo diet may increase your risk of heart disease and premature death. A number is just a number, but if your weight yo-yos up and…
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Editorial: Coffee Might Be Expanding Your Waistline
Cappuccino Your coffee habit might be making you fat. I love a good cup of morning joe. No, I am not talking about a third-rate…
Editorial: Exercise for weight loss?
Can exercise lead to meaningful weight loss? Exercise with Kettlebells The key to successful weight loss is creating an energy deficit. A negative energy balance…
Editorial: Counting Calories
Counting calories is the key to successful weight loss. Fruits and vegetables with calories labels I am sure that you are often frustrated by your…
Editorial: holiday weekend: the enemy of weight loss
Holiday weekend – a weight loss challenge.
Weight loss during the week is easy. Holidays and weekends are a challenge. We made it through November and December. Now, welcome to January. I am headed into the 4 days weekend: the weekend of the MLK holiday. The holiday weekends are not helpful for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Family and friends make is near impossible to make healthy choices. Gaining weight on weekends when you like to relax and watch TV is almost certain. I almost dread the time off because I know I will be playing catchup the following week.
Editorial: Obesity Humor Hinders Weight Loss
Obesity humor is not just a joke. A positive attitude and confidence can empower successful weight loss, but how is it possible if we continue to pile…
Editorial: Pizza is not a vegetable, but you gotta make foods kids will eat.
Michelle Obama was right but missed the mark in her methods.
Before you start reading, I am fairly conservative and a Ronald Reagan fan. I consider him to be the best president in the 50 years I have been on this planet. If this offends you, I suggest you stop reading now. In preparing for this article, I read a few articles on the lobbies that tried to have ketchup and pizza declared a vegetable. Various lobbies over the years have created an effort to get the US Department of Agriculture and the Department of Education to recognize them as a vegetable.
Editorial: A healthy start or procrastinate?
Flawed last words of the health kick.
I know you have said and done it. You plan to start a new diet or exercise plan. Shortly after the start or a few weeks into the diet, you become distracted and reach for that comfort food. It is just a small slip, and those words come out fo your mouth. You should know what is coming next and I guarantee you have said it multiple times. If you haven’t, I will take my hat off to you.
Editorial: Soda – the Bain of my existence.
A few days ago, I drank a regular soda for the first time in nearly 35 months and….… Yes, you read that right. I…
Editorial: Damn Emotional Eating
Emotional eating can be the end of your diet success. Emotional eating We all have stress in our lives. I often feel intense food cravings…