This morning I checked my email before deciding what to blog about. Without exaggeration, I have about a dozen different health/fitness/exercise/diet emails and honestly, one contradicts or at least conflicts with the next. While the first one I opened suggested wheat is what is making us fat, the next one let me know that The Pita Pit offers loads of vegetarian options, … [Read more...] about Information Overload! Back to the Basics
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Pasta and Wine?
Dr. Oz devoted his first show of the new season to losing belly fat after age 40. I watched, hoping like the rest of the universe, that there would be something new and exciting because it was, after all, Dr. Oz. But alas, I got nothing new out of this one, as he revealed his 5 tips to blast the belly fat. He suggests eating big breakfasts (carb load here--the good doc had a … [Read more...] about Pasta and Wine?
The 3 Rs…Plus One More
Early on in our education, we learn the importance of the three Rs...reading, riting and rithmetic. These same 3 Rs are elementary in losing or maintaining weight. Studies show that people who read (most recent studies included reading text messages) motivational tips, recipes and testimonials lose more weight than those that don't.** Study after study, and the most … [Read more...] about The 3 Rs…Plus One More
Yoga is Not for Sissies!!!
For an insanely great 95 minute work-out, with sweat dripping off the tip of the nose and the tips of the toes, I STILL and AGAIN recommend P90X YOGA with Tony Horton. With a day off, yesterday, I decided to dust it up and pull it back after about a year of NOT doing it. I quickly recalled why I both loved and hated it so much, when I was doing it regularly on Thursdays! For … [Read more...] about Yoga is Not for Sissies!!!
Burn Baby, Burn
Many of us wish for faster, more efficient metabolism! While the BMR or Basal Metabolic Rate is about 60% responsible for how we burn calories, the other 40% IS changeable. 30% of our total daily expenditure comes from exercise and physical activity and the other 5-10% comes form the thermic effect of the food we eat (body burns calories through digestion). Looking at these … [Read more...] about Burn Baby, Burn