Weight loss and weight management are major bugaboos for the fitness/wellness world, not because they’re not useful draws and marketing ideas but because they’re so very hard to do, like breaking up. As I’ve posted …
Part 2: Sane Weight Loss: The 2/3 Diet
In Part 1 of this two part series, I discussed the two articles on dieting and my experience speaking with professionals who help those with eating disorders resume/restore a healthy/healthier relationship with food…and exercise. I wrote …
Part 1: Sane Weight Loss: The 2/3 Diet
Normally I don’t get so worked up about weight loss but this article in the WaPo, “Intermittent fasting vs daily calorie-cutting diets: Both help you lose weight”, on top of last night’s gathering at Table …
Guts, Bugs and Health
There are plenty of reasons to be excited about the latest trends in wellness, especially if you’re healthy. You see, maybe your health is a function of those bugs in your gut, and not just …
A Dummy’s Guide to the Differences Between Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
Here’s a simple, short and accurate description of the differences between the two types of diabetes. Many are confused about this so it’s worth knowing, and worth understand-ing that Type 1 is a disease …
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Eating Disorders May Arise from Parental Comments about Weight
A NYT article came out recently summarizing a study of 500 women and their experiences as young girls when it came to weight and parental comments about it (the link to the article is embedded): …
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Kids, Be Fit; Adults, Earn More
Is it possible that just by being fit as a kid, you can be more financially stable as an adult? So suggests a recent study in the ACSM’s MSSE (July 2016). But there are many …
Diet – Inclusive vs Exclusive…or Both
As per my blog post of June 22, this article says it nicely: it’s not just what you eat but what you don’t eat, too. Now, that may or may not sync perfectly with said …
Cancer Cure or Genetic Luck? Exercise’s Correlation With Cancer Prevention
One would hardly expect to hear an exercise professional writing on an exercise and wellness blog question the value and benefits of exercise when it comes to cancer prevention. But, despite the good news from …
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Real News: January 2016 Creatine Supplements: For Bones, Not Just Muscles
April 2016 Can Creatine Supplementation Boost Bone, Too? What if you could get bigger, stronger, more powerful muscles by adding a supplement to your diet that would also increase bone density? Wouldn’t it be worth …
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