
10 Ways to boost your energy fast!
I’m going to go out on a limb today and guess that you don’t always have nearly the level of energy that you’d like to have. Fair statement? It’s not surprising. Lacking energy is one of the most common reasons that people consult their doctors. But what makes this challenging is that there are many potential reasons why you may be resembling Dagwood Bumstead on a regular basis. So it’s important to figure out...

What is your ideal bodyweight?
Here’s a good one for you. This morning as I was preparing to write today’s blog, I went online to a site that claims to calculate your ideal bodyweight. I put in my parameters—frame size, height, weight and gender—and guess what. It came back and said I was one pound OVERWEIGHT. Me—the person that consistently eats a healthy diet, works out vigorously six days a week, and at age 57 still wears a size...

Another little talked-about effect of COVID-19
With all the COVID-19 lockdowns, layoffs, job losses, destruction of small businesses, emptying of life savings and uncertainty about when and if life will ever return to normal, it is safe to say that the effects of this situation may linger and cause pain and suffering for far longer than the virus ever would. And that is especially true when you consider the far-reaching and potentially deadly effects of chronic stress. Most...

Forget age—this is a better indicator of your life expectancy
The saying, “Age is just a number” is usually said to comfort and reassure someone who reaches an upper milestone birthday and is feeling old! But recent studies have shown that there’s a lot of truth to that statement. Especially when you’re talking about someone who engages in regular exercise! Although it’s a dreaded word for many people, you can’t deny that regular exercise provides some pretty impressive health benefits, the most obvious being...
- Tags: Aging, Exercise, Healthy Living, weight loss, Weight Management

Most of us don’t get enough of this
When someone is running low on something, it’s usually not a good thing. This especially applies to nutrients! Nutritional deficiencies are a cause or contributing factor to just about every disease there is. But there is another deficiency that is often ignored, but being without it can be detrimental, and cause diabetes, weight gain, depression and much, much more. I’m talking about sleep deprivation! Here’s the scoop on this increasingly common problem. [[big3]]Many of...
- Tags: General Health, Healthy Living, Sleep

Beyond BO—what sweating really means!
I ran 10.25 miles yesterday morning and to say I was sweaty afterwards is a bit of an understatement. As a matter of fact, my son (who turns 22 years old today!) looked at my running shirt that was literally dripping and said laughingly, “Nice, Mom. You going to wear that to the office today?” (Wise guy.) All kidding aside, whether we like it or not, everyone sweats from time to time and that’s...