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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.   [...]

Blaise Pascal philosophized that each of us has a God-sized vacuum inside. …He also has planted eternity in men’s hearts and minds [a divinely implanted sense of a purpose working through the ages which nothing under the sun but God alone can satisfy]… Ecclesiastes 3:11, Amplified Bible   The research of Harold Koenig of Duke [...]

I wish above all things that you prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers. 3 John 2 To me, this quote from the Apostle John implies that “prosperity” can be defined in more than just financial terms. True wellness is prosperity in all areas of your life—physical, spiritual, social, emotional and intellectual, [...]

The Aging Antidote Most people think that aging and a lower metabolism go hand-in-hand. However, a lower metabolism is primarily a result of decreased activity and lost muscle mass—not just another birthday candle on the cake.   Unless you make an effort to maintain it, you will lose about five percent of your muscle mass [...]

Since 2006 I’ve worked one-on-one with people who want to lose weight, lower their blood pressure and cholesterol, improve their fitness, and enhance their overall quality of life. My clients have lost 1886 pounds lost 273.75 inches from around their waists lowered their total cholesterol by 1431 points* lowered their LDL cholesterol by 1069 points* [...]

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. [...]

Have you been trying to get healthy? It can be difficult to change your lifestyle on your own. One-on-one coaching can provide you with the education, motivation and support you need to make a lasting change. Part educator, part motivator, and part accountability partner, a wellness coach helps you follow through on your good intentions. [...]

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 [...]