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I stumbled upon a interesting article on the MSNBC website that I had to share with my readers. If you have read this blog for any length of time you know how important I think exercise is. And if you look at this blog you will also see how important nutrition is, but this article I read really shined a lot on priority. In other words, which of these two factors had the most impact with respect to weight loss... Continue reading

Posted under Diet, Nutrition

One of the keys to overcoming my health challenges was getting a good nutrition program.  I believe in this program so much that I bought the program for my children and his family.  This article is a guest post by the creator of this program, Dr. John Berardi.  After you read it, you will realize why I believe in this program so much.  Enjoy!!

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Posted under Nutrition

I've challenged everyone of my readers and anyone who would listen to get slimmer in 2009. And I have pretty much let everyone decide how they want to tackle getting slimmer, but one of the things I want to do is ensure that we share our plans with each other. When it comes to losing weight, the more information the better. If you want to know more read on... Continue reading

Posted under weight loss

According to the American Cancer Society's Global Cancer Facts and Figures, there were an estimated 7.5 million people who died from cancer in 2007. How many people die from cancer each year is a statistic that can give you an idea the impact cancer has on humanity worldwide. It also allow us to determine if cancer is rising and at what rate it is rising. The figure below breaks down the numbers across the globe... Continue reading

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I think everyone has had a New Year’s resolution. And I feel pretty confident in saying that everyone has probably broken a New Year’s resolution. The reason most people break their New Year’s resolution is because people make them on emotion and then never do anything afterwards. The truth is, most New Year’s resolutions usually are things we really should be doing. One of the keys to making sure we do them is to have a clear step by step plan, for how we will make good on our New Year’s resolution. The problem is half the time (no, most of the time) we don’t know exactly what to do, so we usually don’t do anything, much less develop a plan. This is a recipe for failure. What you need is a plan that gives you ALL of the information, steps and resources to guarantee that you succeed in your resolution, but you have to be resolute in following your plan. You have to believe in it. You have to be committed to it. You have to have a desire to achieve it…And then just do it!! As far as weight loss is concerned I have a plan!! I believe in it!! If you are serious (and I know you are) about losing weight and getting healthy you will get this plan. Here are some steps to get you started... Continue reading

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A study done in Europe with 360,000 participants in one of the longest health studies in the world was featured in the New England Journal of Medicine in November. What the study found was that people with the most visceral fat (in layman's terms, belly fat) had double the mortality rate of those that had less fat around the midsection. Here are some of the specifics outlined by the study... Continue reading

Posted under General Health

Anyone who has diabetes or has cared for someone with diabetes knows that testing your sugar is essential to dealing with diabetes. But just pricking yourself once in a while is not sufficient enough to really get a picture of your sugar levels... Continue reading

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I know this is another salmon recipe, but I have to be honest. I love salmon and you can't beat it as a fish from a nutrients quotient perspective. I promise. I won't have another salmon recipe. ;-) OK, with that out of the way, being from Texas I love southwestern food. What I like about this recipe is that it satisfies all of my requirements for a good recipe. In my house we have a cooking objective. It is called balance. Sweet vs. Sour. Hot vs. Mild. Acidity vs. Alkaline. This recipes accomplishes all of these requirements. The combination of the sweet potatoes against the spices with the orange slices knocks it out of the park... Continue reading

Posted under Diabetes, Diet, Healthy Recipes, Nutrition

I watched a CNN special hosted by Dr. Sanjay Gupta. It was extremely telling. I was interested in this special because I have always been curious about the fact that as a country we are getting fatter and unhealthier. Despite the fact that there is a plethora of information about diet and nutrition in this country. As I suspected, it has as much to do with our environment, our culture and myriad of other influences, such as inherited eating habits from our family. The article talked about many things, but there were some points made in this show that I think are worth mentioning. These are just a few... Continue reading

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My father passed this past September.  It was a trying time for me.  When I came back to Maryland from Texas after the funeral.  I had a lot of stuff to do, so the thing that suffered the most was my workouts.  I figured no big deal.  I am in great shape.  A couple of months won't hurt.  Well I started back about two weeks ago and for some reason… Continue reading

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