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  • Weekly Trail Mix Tips: Nutrition, Exercise and Mental Health

    Nutrition The MIND Diet. “Inflammaging” is the age related increase in pro-inflammatory markers in our blood and tissues. You can easily guess many of the culprits that contribute to ongoing chronic stress such as poor diet, stress, smoking, alcohol, sleep habits, excess body fat and dental health. The MIND Diet, a fusion of the Mediterranean…

  • Rice, Colorful Considerations

    The health benefits and concerns of rice. How to choose and portion safely.

  • Halt Fall Weight Gain

    Hot out of the oven casseroles, cookies and biscuits are replacing my fresh from the garden fruits, vegetables, herbs and grilled menu. Creep is about to set in.

  • Weekend Extras

    Don’t let the weekend sabotage your weight loss efforts!

  • Got Water?

    I regularly conduct health fairs and Biggest Winner competition for companies who add wellness benefits for their  employees.  During these events, staff have an optional weigh-in which includes body fat analysis, fluid status and bone density screening.  It is the norm during these events for work groups to weigh in as being dehydrated. Consider that the average…

  • Dehydrating Symptoms

    Here are a few quick reminders about the symptoms of dehydration now that the days are growing longer, hotter and you are most likely gearing up for a race or two. 1) Thirst is a poor indicator of whether you should drink, because once your mind registers thirst, you are already dehydrated. You may need…