Live Fit and Sore

Category: Health/Nutrition

  • July 2010 Villager – The Dirty Dozen

    As a way to give back – every month I write an article for my local homeowner’s association magazine – the Villager. Here is July’s article: The Dirty Dozen – Organic Food Information Live Fit and Sore – July 2010– Page 14

  • What happened to the breeze?

    There was a nice breeze when we started the workout today, but for some reason – it quickly disappeared right after the warm up! I wonder why?? Because it’s friggin HOT! We had a late start today so we only did one round of warm ups but the rest was business as usual – and…

  • Smoking around kids exacts a high toll

    Smoking around kids exacts a high toll: studies Smoking today stands out like a big elephant in the middle of a room. I don’t even know anyone in my personal circle that smokes – which is a far cry from my social circle when I was in my 20s. Times sure have changed.  Smoking is…

  • Notable News about Kids

    Top 10 Brain Foods for Children. Want your child to do better in school? Take a close look at diet. Certain “brain foods” may help boost a child”s brain growth — plus improve brain function, memory, and concentration. In fact, the brain is a very hungry organ — the first of the body's organs to…

  • Notable News

    Phys Ed: A Workout for Your Bloodstream – Well Blog – NYTimes.com. Another great reason to add exercise into your daily routine. This study says that it has metabolic effects and that being fit helps your body run more efficiently. Who can argue with that? But a new study that gauged the metabolic effects of…

  • Diet and the evolution of the brain: Fish and no chips

    Diet and the evolution of the brain: Fish and no chips Sounds like this DHA is pretty important for brain growth and evolution. The lack of it in modern diets and the change in brain chemistry that the lack causes—may be why there has been a big increase explains the growth in recent times of…

  • Coconut Water. Have you tried it?

    Coconut Water. Have you tried it? There are a ton of benefits to Coconut Water. It is high in potassium, contains natural sugars and has a lot less sodium that sports drinks, It’s a natural way to hydrate instead of drinking sports drinks like Gatorade.  It’s got a bit different texture and consistency than water…

  • Skinniest People Grocery Shop HERE

    Grocery stores and percentage of obese shoppers: • Whole Foods Markets: 4 percent • Metropolitan Market: 8 percent • Puget Consumers Cooperative (PCC): 12 percent • Quality Food Centers (QFC): 17 percent • Fred Meyer: 22 percent • Safeway: 24 percent • Albertsons: 38 percent — From the Editors at Netscape The percentage of obese…

  • Hello! My name is Steffy and I used to be a Diet Cokaholic

    Early Consumption Of Soda Indicator Of Unhealthy Diet. I drank soda. I more than drank soda – I lived and breathed soda all throughout my teens and twenties. It was only a year or so ago that i gave it up for good.  I also didn’t drink milk very much. My family was never a…

  • Michelle Obama: Why I’m Fighting Childhood Obesity

    Not much going on today. I took a rest day from working out but did mow the lawn just to get some exercise in.  Here’s a good article written by First Lady Michelle Obama about childhood obesity and why she is tackling this issue… Michelle Obama: Why I’m Fighting Childhood Obesity – Newsweek. For years,…