Web MD ran an interesting article about a study that followed individuals in their 70’s for nearly two decades. Getting regular exercise, staying engaged with friends and family, and abstaining from smoking were all associated with longer life, even for…
We all fall into routines. Routines are a normal, and usually positive pattern. But sometimes it’s nice to shake things up, set goals and break out of normalcy. The spring and summer in Colorado are packed with hundreds of organized…
Healthy, housebound and full of holiday cheer? Give yourself the gift of exercise. Plummeting temperatures, short tempers and Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” being played on a loop at a Walgreens store near you are perhaps…
Do you look at Thanksgiving with a combination of joyful expectancy and dread? Have past years of being uncomfortably full for hours diminished the meaning of this wonderful national holiday? Just a little rethinking and pre-planning can make a difference…
Ingredients 1 tablespoon canola oil 1 onion, chopped 16 oz package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained 5 eggs- 3 whites only (or egg beaters) 2 cups shredded low fat cheese 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/4…
Extensive research has been done on the association between stress and weight gain and on the hormone cortisol, which may be released in response to stress and can cause abdominal weight gain. There is a link between chronic stress (such…
Increasing your activity level doesn’t have to mean hitting the gym for two hours everyday. It doesn’t have to mean working yourself into a puddle of sweat or bending yourself into a pretzel every morning. Being more active is simple,…
As a mother with small children, I notice that my children ask for (and often demand) the foods that they see in the refrigerator or pantry. And if they don’t see it, well, they don’t ask for it, because in…
