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It seems to me the concept of living in the present or the Now is a focus of much conversation. One example is, Eckhart Tolle, who was recently featured on Oprah with a ten week webinar of his book The New Earth which is all about the power of living in the Now. I attended a week long Yoga ...
It is hard to ignore the fact that Americans are getting bigger. It has been a growing problem for the past few decades. Did you know two thirds of adults in the United States are overweight? Studies have shown that 80% of people diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes are overweight and 70% of people ...
Have you seen the television ads that recently started running about high fructose corn syrup? The Corn Refiners Association started running them a couple of months ago. This campaign is estimated to cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $20 to $30 million. Why is the Corn Refiners Association ...
Now that school is back in session, everyone is settling back into routines. Seems fitting that this would be a good time to examine your routine and see what habits are serving you and which ones could use some improvement. Let’s start by looking at your morning routine. Do you get up early ...
As a pharmaceutical research nurse one of my favorite clinical nresearch trials was the Orlistat Study. Orlistat is the genericnfor Alli. This was a well designed clinical trial. The patientsnwere closely monitored and I had the ability to do diet and nnutritional counseling with my ...
Health coaching is a process in which the health coach and the client work together to set goals and create new health habits. With health coaching women there is a special factor that needs to be taken into account. Women are generally the caregivers. As a gender, we have a tendency to take ...
Are you a busy, professional woman or owner of your company? Do you run from morning until late in the night keeping up with all your obligations and responsibilities? When was the last time you made time for yourself? Most women keep putting off their health and wellness until sometime in ...
I am sure everyone reading this article knows on some level that physical activity is important. Knowing that you should be physically active and actually being physically active are two very different things. Why is it that we know we would feel and look better if we were more active, yet we ...
Face it, ladies, we have a natural predisposition to take care of others. Usually to the point that we put others before the care of ourselves. The problem with this is…if you don’t take care of you, who will? Then there are those elusive Somedays. “When the kids go off to college, I’ll have ...
How often do you stop for a latte? Do you find yourself doing it more often that you used to? If you are, you’re not alone. Consumption of things like lattes, cappuccinos, energy drinks and sweetened teas have gained popularity. So much so, that liquid calories now account for 21% of our daily intake – that’s more than twice as much as 30 years ago and amounts to over 400 calories a day from beverages. To put that into perspective, it’s the equivalent of two slices of Domino’s sausage pizza.
Health and wellness is a booming industry. We all want to feel better and have increased energy. Billions of dollars a year are spent to improve health. Just look at all the ads the pharmaceutical industry is running. But did you know there is a simple - and free - way to improve your overall ...
Practically everyone these days is watching what they eat. Are you one of them? If you are, you probably try to make informed decisions about your food. Do you find it’s sometimes hard to know what a good choice is and what’s not? It’s easy to be confused. Look at all the ads on TV. Every ...
Do you ever experience stress during you day? A dumb question, isn't it? Life is full of stressors: a traffic jam when you're already running late, a phone that won't stop ringing, a looming deadline for a project you're running behind on. How do you deal with your stress? Do you just let it build? Or do you proactively do something to better cope? By coping, I don't mean consoling yourself with a bag of potato chips or hitting happy hour after work.
It is hard to imagine, but the holiday season is upon us. What visions do you create in your mind when you think of the holidays? Are you rushing from one holiday event to the next, frantically shopping for the perfect gifts, overeating on all the holiday treats, feeling exhausted from all the ...
“Have another cookie. Go ahead, they’re fat-free.” Have you ever succumbed to such logic? Modern science has brought us many blessings. The internet. Strides in medicine. But are fat-free variations of your favorite foods really a modern miracle? Can you really have your (fat-free) cake and eat ...
Do you find you occasionally have days where you feel down? Most women would likely answer yes to that. Days like that happen to everyone. Remember that old song by The Carpenters, Rainy Days and Mondays Always Get Me Down? We don’t want to spend our lives feeling down or blue; first off, it doesn’t feel good. Secondly, it kills our productivity. How can you pull yourself through it as quickly as possible?
How does your day start? Are you someone who hits the snooze button, staying in bed as long as possible? Or maybe your mornings are rushed and hectic, trying to get the kids out the door. In this crazy morning routine, are you taking time for breakfast? Many people don’t. They say they don’t ...
Ever had a day that left you feeling stressed out? Maybe traffic was at a standstill and it made you late for work. Once on the job, it seemed like everyone needed you for something, every phone call was for you, and that project with the deadline wasn’t any closer to being done. On the ride ...
Do you wish you had more energy? One of the main conce s of my health coaching clients is their lack of energy. It can be difficult to accomplish goals when you are exhausted all the time. This article will explore some of the reasons you may be low on energy and how to fill up your energy ...
A common trap people fall into is eating without being consciously aware of how much food they are eating. Have you ever been preparing dinner and tasted a little of everything you were preparing? Do you help your kids finish their meal so no food goes to waste? Have you ever grabbed a ...
Have you ever made a New Year's Resolution? Did you make a resolution this year? Would you like this year to be the year to keep those resolutions? For most people, a new year brings renewed hope of achieving goals you have always wanted. We start the New Year off with great intentions to ...
I recently came across this quote from Stephen Covey PhD "Anything less than a conscious commitment to the important is an unconscious commitment to the unimportant." I find this to be a very true statement. Either everything we do is done with a conscious commitment or we are going through ...
Do you have too much stress in your life? Do you realize that high levels of stress can lead to significant medical problems? In this article I will discuss some common causes of stress, the harmful effects of stress on your health and some simple steps you can put in place to immediately ...
Would you like to enjoy vibrant health? Most people when asked this question say yes. If everyone wants vibrant health, why do most people not have it? The answer lies in what motivates people into action. People are motivated by two thing either pain or pleasure. Of the two, pain is the ...
How we deal with stress in our everyday life is different for each person, but some groundbreaking research from UCLA is showing that there are some very distinct differences in the way men and women deal with stress. So much so, it’s bringing into question the whole fight or flight response. For nearly 50 years, stress research has been done almost exclusively on men. The assumption was that the fight or flight response was a human reaction to stress but now it’s becoming apparent that it is a male reaction.
Do you take the ability to breathe for granted? Do you ever think about breathing? Breathing is something that most people do not think much about unless they are having trouble breathing. Most people breathe very shallowly. Start to pay attention to your breathing and you will notice only ...
How often do you stop for a latte? Do you find yourself doing it more often that you used to? If you are, you’re not alone. Consumption of things like lattes, cappuccinos, energy drinks and sweetened teas have gained popularity. So much so, that liquid calories now account for 21% of our daily intake – that’s more than twice as much as 30 years ago and amounts to over 400 calories a day from beverages. To put that into perspective, it’s the equivalent of two slices of Domino’s sausage pizza.
Would you like to feel less stressed? Would you like to have more energy? Would you like to live a long healthy life? When asked these questions most people say YES. Who wouldn't want to be more relaxed, have more energy and live a long healthy life? One secret to having all of this in your ...
You want the maximum benefits from your workouts, don't you? Of course, who wouldn't? What if there was a way you could burn more fat, build muscle mass faster and do it all in less time? Sounds as believable as a commercial for a fat-blasting pill, doesn't it? But, unlike those commercials, this has reputable research backing it up. What is it? It's interval training. What is interval training? It is short bursts of high-intensity exercise which is then followed by longer periods of lighter exercise. How can it benefit you? There are four advantages to interval workouts: 1.
How much time do you spend in the sun? Do you limit your exposure for rear of skin cancer? If you do, you may want to read on. Recent research has shown that spending some time soaking up the rays may provide some serious health benefits. You've probably heard of vitami D. It's in milk, along with calcium. But did you know there is an epidemic of vitami D deficiency in America? More than 40% of Americans have low blood levels of vitami D. According to a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine, there is a dramatic increase in vitami D deficiency in the U.S.
I read something disturbing recently. It was this: the average fast food strawberry milkshake has 59 ingredients. It contains 40 chemicals but no strawberries or milk. What?! Are you kidding me? That got me thinking. We live in a society where our food is manufactured instead of cultivated. ...
Obesity has reached epidemic proportions throughout the world. According to the World Health Organization, more than 1 billion adults are overweight. This epidemic has far reaching consequences. Associated with this obesity epidemic is a significant rise in the number of people being ...
Do you feel like no matter what you do, you can’t lose weight? You have been on every diet, tried to exercise, eat healthier food, yet the scale doesn’t budge? You wonder why you even try anymore to lose weight or get in shape. Even though there are thousands of diet books, weight loss products and programs, exercise equipment and gyms, 66% of Americans are overweight and 33% of them are obese. How can this be? We have so much information and resources, yet we keep getting heavier. The reason is diets don’t work.
Health coaching is about making real, positive, and lasting change in the quality of our health. But when it comes to health coaching for women, there are additional factors that need to be considered. First, is the caregiver factor. Women are just naturally the caregiver, it comes down to those ...
Do you know that approximately 4,000 people die a day from cancer and heart disease? Of the people with heart disease, 70% of them are overweight. 42% of people diagnosed with breast or colon cancer are overweight. I bring up these statistics to emphasize the importance of maintaining a ...
Did you make a resolution last New Year's? Was it to lose ten pounds, workout regularly or eat better? Three months later were you still sticking to that resolution? Probably not. Even worse, was that resolution the same one you made the previous year? We set these goals with good intentions. ...
At the age of 42, I got remarried. At that time I was thin and energetic. I’ve never had a weight problem. But somewhere along the way, I woke up 34 pounds heavier! I could have asked, “How did this happen?”, but I’m not stupid. It was all those nights sitting on the couch watching TV and eating Doritos. The surprising part is how did I not notice? I still don’t have a clear answer to that. You’d think it would have been a gradual process and I would become aware that things were changing. I never noticed until I had gained four pant sizes!
Sleep deprivation is a growing problem in the United States. More than 40% of the population is chronically sleep deprived. Prior to the invention of electricity people slept an average of 10 hours per night. Today people are trying to get by on as little as 4-6 hours per night. This chronic ...
The restaurant was beautiful. The menu was multi-course, prix fixe French bistro fare. What an enjoyable evening of good friends and good food. But on the way to the parking lot it became apparent that not everyone was happy. Seems the guys took exception to the size of the portions. Has this ...
It's so easy to become a couch potato. Are you less active today than you used to be? Between the career and raising kids you're pulled in many directions during the course of a day. By the time dinner is in the table you're exhausted. Instead of taking care of yourself, are you in the habit of ...
We have all seen the ads – New fat blasting pill melts away fat while you sleep. Or the person who lost 30 pounds in three weeks on a weight loss program. We’re tempted. We think about buying that $50 bottle or getting four weeks worth of food. But we’ve been this route before. We bought into ...
Diet - not one of the most loved words in the dictionary. Yet so many people are on them, over and over again. What is it about dieting that incites such a negative reaction? Mostly because diet is synonymous with restriction. Nobody likes to fee restricted. When one is dieting life is all about ...
You’ve had enough! Your weight keeps creeping up and you’re feeling progressively more out of shape. You joined a health club but you stopped going. You’ve been on Weight Watchers off and on. You know you need to get serious about taking care of yourself before you get any older. You’ve heard ...
Recently I read a National Center for Health Statistics report on the CDC website that 66% of the U.S. population is overweight and of those 32% are obese. In 1980, 47% of the population was overweight and 15% of the population was obese. This is a staggering increase in a relatively short ...
Obesity is a growing epidemic throughout the United States. Approximately 4,000 people per day are dying from diseases related to the obesity epidemic. Obesity has reached epidemic proportions throughout the world. According to the World Health Organization, more than 1 billion adults are ...
Once again you wake up exhausted. It was another night of tossing and turning. Nights like this are happening more often. It's hard to have a productive day when you didn't get enough sleep. You've seen those ads on television. Maybe you should get a prescription, too. How can you tell if it's ...
Recently I was listening to a program by Anthony Robbins where he said something that really struck me "If you ask yourself a better question, you will come up with a better answer and therefore a better result." The process of thinking is nothing more than asking and answering questions. We ask ourselves questions all the time, however usually we are not even aware that we are asking questions. We have a habitual way of talking to ourselves which is for the most part out of our conscious awareness.
Do you want to be able to age gracefully? Strength training may be your answer. Strength training can keep you strong enough to participate in aerobic activities, outdoor recreation and sports. Being strong can keep you feeling youthful and vibrant, full of life, able to dance the night away! ...
After rolling over to look at the clock, you realize you overslept. Now you're late. It's out the door and on the freeway. Traffic is crawling. In the midst of bumper to bumper traffic you spill coffee in your lap. What an awful start to your day. By the time you walk in the door at work your ...
Every day we are bombarded by toxic chemicals. The air we breathe has toxic fumes, the tap water we drink has chlorine, fluoride, traces of prescription drugs and other chemicals, the food we eat has pesticides, artificial colors and flavors, chemical additives, preservatives. These are just a ...