We’re always promising ourselves that we’ll change to better health habits. Do you want to actually do it? “It’s the ultimate personal challenge,” says Leigh Stringer, author of The Healthy Workplace. “It takes guts and determination to make and keep those life-changing commitments in our lives, but it can be done.” Here’s how: Get Serious.… Continue reading An Action Plan for Getting and Staying Healthy
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Changing Your Family Routine May Be Key to Weight Loss
If you’re sick of motivational techniques aimed at helping you lose weight, researchers say families can more easily adopt healthy behaviors by following a new approach that focuses on the redesign of family routine. In a series of pilot tests of the approach—known as “SystemCHANGE”—by nursing scientists at Case Western Reserve University, families and individuals… Continue reading Changing Your Family Routine May Be Key to Weight Loss
The FDA and Healthy Food Choices
An update from the federal Food and Drug Administrations on the food information you have before making your choices. As you’re sitting around your kitchen table or walking into your favorite chain restaurant, or in the grocery store, you may wonder: What should I feed myself and my family at home? What about when we’re… Continue reading The FDA and Healthy Food Choices
Bright Lights in Restaurants Linked to Healthy Food Choices
If you want to make healthier choices while dining out, you might want to go to a brightly lit restaurant, researchers say. On the other hand, eating in restaurants that are dimly lit encourages slower eating and, ultimately, eating less. It’s a problem. But caffeine, or just making yourself feel perkier, may be part of… Continue reading Bright Lights in Restaurants Linked to Healthy Food Choices
Body Mass Index May Be Unreliable Health Tool
How accurate is the widely accepted BMI (Body Mass Index)? Not very, according to new research out of UC Santa Barbara and UCLA. The study reveals that millions of Americans labeled overweight or obese based on their BMI are, in fact, “perfectly healthy.” Their findings, which appear in the International Journal of Obesity, suggest that… Continue reading Body Mass Index May Be Unreliable Health Tool
Mentally Challenging Activities Key to A Healthy Aging Mind
Although evidence indicates that engaging in enriching activities may help maintain cognitive vitality, researchers haven’t really understood why – until now. The study was reported in Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience. Investigators at the University of Texas at Dallas proposed that only tasks that involved sustained mental effort and challenge would facilitate cognitive function. Senior author… Continue reading Mentally Challenging Activities Key to A Healthy Aging Mind
Healthy Eating for Diabetics at Winter Gatherings
Winter is a time when we tend to rely on comfort foods like ham and mashed potatoes, while high-fat, high-calorie snacks are the norm at football play-off gatherings. Here, from the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP), a division of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, are tips to help you eat… Continue reading Healthy Eating for Diabetics at Winter Gatherings
10 Top Tips for Healthy Holiday Eating!
When it comes to the holidays, we look forward to celebrating with family and friends, giving and getting gifts, and…eating some indulgent food. Any nutritionist will tell you that an occasional treat is just fine, but too much can derail weight-management efforts. And the holidays are an especially high-risk time for that happening, Here, Allie Wergin, a registered dietitian… Continue reading 10 Top Tips for Healthy Holiday Eating!
Eating in Moderation May Not Always Be Good for You
The classic advice to eat everything in moderation may not be as beneficial as once thought, new research shows. Diet diversity, as defined by less similarity among the foods people eat, may be linked to lower diet quality and worse metabolic health, according to a study from at The University of Texas Health Science Center… Continue reading Eating in Moderation May Not Always Be Good for You
Have A Happy (and Healthy) Halloween
Halloween is everyone’s favorite fright night, here are some top tips to stay happy + healthy this Halloween! Here are simple top tips for safe costuming: Wear costumes made of fire-retardant materials; look for “flame resistant” on the label. If you make your costume, use flame-resistant fabrics such as polyester or nylon. Make sure… Continue reading Have A Happy (and Healthy) Halloween
Older Moms Need Help with Adult Children
Mothers who are caring for adult children with health problems don’t get enough help even when they have other adult children who are healthy, experts say. The new research will be presented at the American Sociological Association’s 2015 Annual Meeting. It’s a situation that can put older mothers in a vulnerable position, said Megan Gilligan,… Continue reading Older Moms Need Help with Adult Children
How A Fitness/Wellness Regimen Can Empower You
From an early age, women have foisted on them images of the “ideal” female body, and self-esteem can plummet when they fail to measure up. But celebrity trainer Holly Perkins says it’s time women stop buying into those societal pressures. “There’s this perception that all women need to look like perfect runway models,” says Perkins,… Continue reading How A Fitness/Wellness Regimen Can Empower You
How “Good Fat” Talks to Your Brain
Brown fat tissue, the body’s “good fat,” communicates with the brain through sensory nerves, possibly sharing information that is important for fighting human obesity, such as how much fat we have and how much fat we’ve lost, according to researchers at Georgia State University in Atlanta. The findings, published in March 2015 in The Journal… Continue reading How “Good Fat” Talks to Your Brain
Staying Healthy At the Gym
You’ve committed to hitting the gym at least three times of week to keep yourself in shape. But some issues can arise at the gym that could derail your workout — and even make you ill — if you don’t take some precautions. Here are five great tips to keep your health in check when… Continue reading Staying Healthy At the Gym
Ready to “Spring Forward”? How to Do It The Healthy Way
This Sunday, the clocks “spring forward” to Daylight Savings Time. Even though your brain knows that the time on the clock has changed, your body’s internal clock does not. In the fall, when you’ve gained an hour of sleep, you might not feel tired, but you may get cranky when you have to wait an… Continue reading Ready to “Spring Forward”? How to Do It The Healthy Way
What’s Holding You Back?
by Terry Barnett-Martin If you knew that you would be successful if you took a chance and ventured out, would you do it? How about if you knew that you’d learn something important even if you it didn’t work out the way you’d planned? Would you try anyway? It takes a certain courage, which all… Continue reading What’s Holding You Back?
Making 2015 Your Healthiest Year Yet
One of the most common New Year’s resolutions is to lose weight. But that’s not the only health-related promise you can make at the start of 2015. Here, from the federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC), are some crucial things you can do for yourself and your family to make this the healthiest New Year… Continue reading Making 2015 Your Healthiest Year Yet