You can’t turn on the TV, drive down the road or go to a party without being confronted with America’s hottest obsession: weight. Diets are a billion-dollar industry; companies spend millions and millions luring you to try the latest diet (low carb, high protein, low-fat, no fat, you name it) with promises that this will (finally!) be the solution—your shortcut to a thinner … [Read more...] about 4 Reasons Why Weight Diets Do Not Work
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The Fat Vegan
You are probably thinking that there is no way that fat vegans exist, but they do. How is this possible? Usually when someone switches to a vegan diet, they transition by eating foods that replace the favorite foods they enjoyed eating that were animal-based. If a person was an ice cream lover, all he or she has to do is buy vegan ice cream and they are good, right? Yes … [Read more...] about The Fat Vegan
How to Take Charge of Your Health
Good health is something that everyone wants. There are also those who don’t give health much thought until an illness rears its ugly head. I was one of those persons who had no clue that I could change things, by making healthy lifestyle changes, until I was faced with a health issue. That health issue lead me down the path of striving to live a healthy lifestyle. As a … [Read more...] about How to Take Charge of Your Health
Maintain Your Health by Daily Exercise Routines
This is a guest post written by Collin Zauner. Wellness and good health can be achieved with daily exercise and proper diet. If you know how to prepare healthy and balanced meals, you can focus on the daily routines. It can be hard for some people to exercise because of their busy lifestyle, but now is the right time to change. There are many exercise routines that you can … [Read more...] about Maintain Your Health by Daily Exercise Routines
Shopping Green: How to Make Informed Choices
Today our guest blogger is Stefanie Gomez. Your home is supposed to be your sanctuary. The place you live and breathe. The place you prepare your meals, relax, and rest. We can spend the entire day navigating our way through a world that is full of hazards and toxins that may harm our health, but when we get home our expectation is that we have arrived somewhere safe. Nothing … [Read more...] about Shopping Green: How to Make Informed Choices
Pulling the Blinds on Sleepy Misperceptions
Today our guest blogger is +Elizabeth Lotts writer for Vitacost.com Sleep is an interesting paradox. Some people treasure their nightly eight hours, while others treat it like a guilty pleasure, enjoyed only in small “dozes.” As sleep deprivation becomes the norm, it’s rationalized by notions like, “I’ll sleep in tomorrow to catch up.” It’s time to quit dreaming and open your … [Read more...] about Pulling the Blinds on Sleepy Misperceptions