November 23, 2009

  • Fitness Foods for Energy

    There are certain foods that if you eat them before a workout, you’ll feel sluggish and unmotivated to work. These are generally processed “white” foods that give you a quick sugar high and than make you plummet, leaving you low and feeling…blah. What you want to eat before a workout are power foods-foods that give [...]

September 16, 2009

  • Stomach This: 12 Flat Ab Foods

    Exercise is the best way to lose weight, right? So, where are those beach ready abs? No matter how much you exercise, no many how many crunches you do a day, the key to getting that washboard stomach lies in the right combination of diet and exercise. By eating the right foods, you can actually [...]

July 9, 2009

  • What is Really in a Cigarette…

    In many instances, quitting smoking is just so much easier when you become aware of the ugly contents of the cigarette itself.  Yes, I mean chemical content.  Did you know that cigarette smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals, including 43 known cancer-causing (carcinogenic) compounds and 400 other toxins?? These include nicotine, tar, and carbon monoxide, as [...]

  • Exercise is Key for Health in Older Adults

    We’ve talked a lot about the importance of exercise here for weight loss.  But I have yet to discuss the benefits for the older generation, so I have chosen to write a post on this subject today.  I want to throw a question out there: how many of our grandmas and grandpas or elderly loved [...]

June 3, 2009

  • Exercise Helps You Quit Smoking

    Did you know that changes in brain activity, stimulated by physical exercise, may help  reduce nicotine cravings and help you quit smoking?  According to recent studies, which used MRI machines to investigate brain processing, exercise changes the way the brain processes information among smokers, and actually reduces cravings for nicotine and smokers often report reduced [...]

April 23, 2009

  • Say Cheese!

    I love cheese.  I really do.  But I also love keeping my body in shape.  And if you have ever counted calories or tried to lose weight, you know the two do not go hand in hand.  And there’s always that dilemma, hmmm, I guess I could have the low-fat cheese right?  But the [...]

March 26, 2009

  • Risks of Red Meat

    I spend a lot of time on this blog glorifying protein from meat, which I do not stray from very easily.  However, when new research comes out which challenges this in some way, I feel obliged to share it with you folks!  So, here we go: a new study just out is suggesting that people [...]

February 19, 2009

  • Going Nuts!

    Most people prefer diet pills over nuts when they are trying to lose weight because of all the calories and fat that they contain.  And yes, the overly salted and oiled roasted nuts on the bar at your local pub are not friendly when it comes to getting leaner.  But eat them raw and with [...]

February 16, 2009

  • Why You Should Eat Steak Whenever You Want

    What I’m about to say here may come as a shock to you health nuts out there…
    Here it is: red meat is actually good for you.  Yes, I’m well aware of the dangers of saturated fat and the risk to my colon health when overeating red meat, but my take on beef is a bit [...]

February 8, 2009

  • Whey Wonderful

    Protein is getting a lot of attention these days and rightfully so; it’s not only essential for building muscle, but upping the amount of protein in your diet will keep blood sugar/insulin levels stable through the day, making you less likely to have an unhealthy snack attack from sudden hunger.  Though there are plenty of [...]