When the fat-free craze began back in the ‘80s, I believe it was my sister the marathoner (though she hadn’t started running yet) who raised my family’s awareness of the evils of fat. We ceased making rich homemade desserts and, as did the rest of America, snacked instead on pretzels, red licorice, hard candy and [...]

I often watch the Today show while I eat breakfast, and this morning I happened to catch a brief spot on shortcuts to flatten your stomach. If you feel like you’re already doing all the right things but don’t have the results you want, try these simple strategies to ramp up your results.

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“Don’t eat foods that make health claims on the labels,” says Michael Pollan, author of In Defense of Food. Counterintuitive as this may sound, the best foods for you don’t have labels! If a product is making a health claim, it may be trying to make up for its shortcomings. Not all packaged food is [...]

Parents are hard-wired to protect their kids from harm. Are you protecting yours from disease? Feed your kids healthy foods now and you will reduce their risk of developing diabetes, heart disease and cancer later. In the meantime, they’ll also likely experience fewer allergies and ear infections, less asthma and quite possibly less ADHD.
 
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Once in response to my pressing her as to why she didn’t reach her goals that week, a coaching client demanded, “Have you ever been overweight?” I had to admit that while I was once about 25 pounds heavier than I am now, I have not ever been significantly overweight. But regardless of weight, we [...]

Ounces Add Up to Pounds
“I’ll just have a little piece.” “Have some, it’s fat free!” “A little bit of [insert your weakness here] now and then won’t hurt.” Sound familiar?
 
As a backpacker, I’ve been excited by the relatively recent explosion of ultralight gear. The ultralight mantra is: Ounces add up to pounds. Shave a few [...]

You are not ignorant.
 
Health information appears daily in the media nationwide. You’d have to be living in a closet not to know what’s good for you. For most of us, ignorance isn’t the problem. So if we know what to do, why don’t we do it? The apostle Paul knew this struggle: “For what I [...]

When beginning an exercise program, it