Category: Health/Nutrition

  • News to Note

    Lots of good get in shape advice as we head toward the new year… I hope you make one of your new year goals to live a fit and healthier life full of happiness and health! How Long Does it Take to Burn Calories in a Piece of Cheese Cake? | Fitness Articles, Workout Tips.…

  • News to Note

    Grandma’s Gifts Need Extra Reindeer – NYTimes.com. While I personally don’t experience this, I have so many friends that do. I think in some ways its great – that grandparents want to spoil their kids out of love – but a donation on their behalf or a contribution to a 529 plan seems such a…

  • News to Note

    Pick A Routine And Stick With It | Fitness Health Zone.com. Picking the right exercise type for you is of vital importance. And you should not worry if you are not very good at it at first. It is a routine, be patient and give it some time. Everything can be learned. This is all…

  • Exercise Pitfalls – Dr. Weil

    Exercise Pitfalls I must point out a few pitfalls of exercise that are seldom discussed, especially in our fitness-obsessed age. Exercise is not the sole determinant of health any more than diet is. Some people who exercise vigorously drop dead of heart attacks. Others are unable to rest and relax. Aggressive, competitive people tend to…

  • News to Note

    Confessions of a Former Diet Coke Addict. Did I write this??  Having given up Diet Coke myself after being a Diet Cokaholic For as long as I can remember I could have written it, that’s for sure. I don’t miss it at all to be honest, which is the most shocking part of all. I…

  • Continuing on…

    So I was dragging so much this morning and when that alarm went off – the first thing I thought was – how could that alarm be going off so soon! That is never a good sign on my overall mood and workout.  But I got up as usual and headed out the door. It…

  • A smile for today

    Animals are amazing and bring us so much joy.  Even though some owners are scary. A friend sent this to me today and it just makes you smile to see how far animals go to please their owners. Now for the owners…

  • Life Lessons – what are yours?

    30 Lessons From My First 30 Years : Fitness Spotlight. This is the most amazing list of lessons.  Some lessons take longer to learn, and others come with age! Some of these speak to me so clearly almost as if I wrote them this past year… #3:  If you’re in a bad situation (be that…

  • The future of finding a cure?

    This article was in last Sunday’s Washington Post and was written by our very own Oncologist, Dr John Marshall: Please take some time to read it: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/25/AR2009112503408.html Cancer medicine is often regarded as an area of significant progress and clinical research, so we should be able to tell without much difficulty what kinds of treatment…

  • News to Note

    Chocolate Milk: The New Sports Drink? – CBS News. I have always read that chocolate milk is good for a low cal chocolate fix. Now more compelling reasons to drink it. SuburbanFizz: Of Todd and Tiger. I love how Erin summarizes this whole Tiger scandal. What a funny and relate able perspective. How Much Does…