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Blog Post Archive
New Weight Loss Surgery Guidelines Make it Available to More People
Many people view weight loss surgery as the last-chance solution to obesity. Those who have a BMI of 40 or higher were the only ones eligible for bariatric surgery. That has changed with the release of new guidelines. Now, those with a BMI between 30 and 34.9, those who are considered mildly or moderately obese, [...]
11 Themed Races Putting the Fun Back in Running
Wow. The running scene has really taken on a new look the last year or so. Weekend race options are much more varied than before. While true timed foot races will always have their place, themed runs have given rise and along with them a whole new crop of participants who have traded their couches [...]
Ali Vincent and Chez Starbuck Live Big in the Present and Get More Out of Life
I can’t tell you how many countless people I have met throughout the years who share their stories of when they were younger or when they were in high school. They speak of the times when they were succeeding in different ways either through athletics, academics, social experiences, young love or all the above. Trust [...]
Caprese Grilled Cheese is a Healthy Twist on an Italian Classic
The first time I ever tried a caprese salad was when I was visiting my much-more-sophisticated-than-I older cousin Billy Jo. She and her husband own an exquisite home in Houston and my sister were down for a visit nearly a decade ago now. Before dinner one night, Billy pullled out the ingredients for her caprese [...]
Food Blogger Spotlight: Sonja and Alex Overhiser of A Couple Cooks
The more I started digging into whole foods, the more I started learning about whole foods blogs that boasted amazing recipes like Blueberry oat cobblers, Tuscan kale salads, and superfood nut butter cups (just to name a few). Such a blog is A Couple Cooks, run by husband and wife team Alex and Sonja Overhiser. We had the pleasure [...]
Power-Packed Yoga Poses for a Summer-Ready Body
Blooming flowers, singing birds, and warmer days are welcome reminders that summer is right around the corner. But, if you have yet to shed your winter wardrobe for fear of exposing your non summer-ready body, thoughts of tank tops and bikini bottoms might have you wishing it were still November. The following yoga poses will [...]
Saturday Morning Drills: Fit in 5 Mommy Workout
One of the most common questions I get from women is how to get back into shape after having a baby. While I don’t have kids myself, I know that nothing can change your body, and life, as quickly as having a child. Your body doesn’t want to respond to the same activities in the [...]
Jessica Alba Used Controversial Double Corset to Lose Baby Weight
In an interview with Net-A-Porter magazine, 31-year-old actress and mother of two Jessica Alba admitted to using a corset to achieve her sleek and toned body after babies. The star was quoted as saying “After birth I wore a double corset for three months. It was sweaty but worth it.” While corsets can serve many purposes, [...]
Study Up: 25 Healthiest Colleges List Released
Greatist.com has released their annual list of the 25 healthiest college campuses just in time for the end of the school year. The ranking process started with nominations from readers, reader suggestions from last year’s list, surveys from the College Prowler and Princeton Review and examination of over 100 colleges’ websites. Each school is scored [...]
Forcing Kids to Clean Their Plate May Cause Obesity, Study Suggests
Are you a member of the “clean plate club”? That’s the saying that always stuck with me when parents (and grandparents) push kids to finish their meal. That sort of mentality, while well-intentioned, may have lasting negative side effects. New findings have shown that pushing children to eat everything on their plate has a direct [...]
YogaHands Gets a High-Five When it Comes to Pain Relief
Are you one of the millions of people who don’t spend your days on your feet, but on your computer, giving massages, or playing a musical instrument? Repetitive stress injuries like carpal tunnel syndrome, arthritis, or tendonitis in the hands and wrists are enough to have you wishing you had a couple spare hands to get [...]
Ira Green Nurtures Teen Weight Loss at Camp Friends 4ever
The only way Ira Green avoided ridicule as an overweight teen was because of his athletic prowess. But when the structure of high school and college athletics disappeared, his adult weight ballooned to over 400 pounds. “When I had to have surgery to save my life,” said Ira, “I decided to teach kids at weight [...]
Chaz Bono’s 60-Pound Weight Loss Praised by Dr. Travis Stork
Chaz Bono has achieved the goal he set last November. At last weekend’s GLAAD awards, Bono revealed his 6o-pound weight loss. He credits his weight loss to changing his diet, using the Freshology meal delivery plan and staying active. The former Dancing With the Stars contestant says that he is still taking dance classes and [...]
15 Celebrities Who Overcame Eating Disorders
Eating disorders affect people from all walks of life, have varying symptoms, and can be easily disguised by those afflicted. Obsessive exercise, starvation, and laxative abuse are some of the most common behaviors of eating disorder sufferers. The reasons these symptoms are developed are wide ranging, but usually boil down to a lack of self-esteem [...]
4 Ways to Slash Your Sodium Intake
By Team Best Life Bloating, high blood pressure, extra calories… too much sodium in your diet can lead to all three, none of which are conducive to weight loss. Experts recommend 2,300 milligrams (mg) of sodium daily, or 1,500 if you have high blood pressure or diabetes, are African American, or 51 and older. That [...]
Win a Biggest Loser Resort Trip and Meet Hannah Curlee and Colleen Ketchum at the Women’s Health Expo
Join us Saturday, May 4 at the Women’s Health Expo in Lake Katrina, New York! This thirteenth annual event brings together the Upstate New York community to promote health, wellness, and fitness in a fun environment. The theme this year is managing stress for a better life. With that more in control everything else naturally [...]
Julie Knapp Lost 100 Pounds with Nutrisystem and Reclaimed Her Life [VIDEO]
When did your weight struggles begin? The truth of the matter is I was always a heavy kid. There was never an inciting incident that made me gain weight. From the time I started elementary school I was overweight and it got progressively more out of hand. Where did your your bad eating habits come [...]
Genetic Roulette: How the Food Industry’s GMO Love Affair is Endangering Us All
The market is saturated with food documentaries. A new one is about to surface, yet this one doesn’t seem to be filled with the same information told in a new way. This one rarely mentions obesity, doesn’t really get into what vegetables you should be eating, and I don’t think there’s much mention of fast [...]
8 Tips to Sleep Better and Longer, Tonight
As we move into spring it’s the perfect time to become more mindful of our sleep patterns. Adequate rest is important for so many reasons. Health and fitness expert Stephanie Mansour of Step it Up with Steph points out that adequate rest can help reset and cleanse our bodies to get back on track. “Some people [...]
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Relationships with Big Food Soil the Good Name of Registered Dietitians
A couple of bad reviews on Yelp can put a restaurant out of business. It’s called a reputation crisis. Registered dietitians (RDs) face a reputation crisis due to the actions of their parent organization, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND). AND is being called out for having close ties to the food industry. For [...]