Food Is Good Medicine

I mostly read magazines with an eye of education and takeaways.  Recipes, suggestions, exercises, etc.  I rip them out, tag 'em with a post-it and set them aside.  Workouts go in the binder, recipes near the cookbooks, blog ideas in a folder. Last weekend I was given the summer issue of "The Ultimate Superfoods" from …

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Combatting High Blood Pressure

Last year there were changes to guidelines on high blood pressure and because of that, almost half of all Americans have hypertension. Hypertension can lead to heart attacks, stroke, and a host of other problems and the scary part is that symptoms may not present themselves until it's too late. What's important to note is …

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Building Heat

Happy Valentine's Day! Here's your next 5 days of plank exercises.  Nothing earth shattering, we're just adding time and, well time. So here's the deal with these planks and this challenge.  The time and sets are guidelines.   If you are struggling with 20 seconds it's fine.  Stay there for a few more days. In  a …

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Zero, Nada, None

  **NOTE - Here's the link for the exercise instructions. Holiday Hustle #6 - No Excuses No Equipment Exercise Instructions   The Holiday Hustle.   Here's how it works.    Subscribe to the blog to get the workouts daily. If you need structure, print out the 25 day calendar and check off the days as you go …

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The Daily Dozen

I'm a big fan of Dr. Michael Greger.  He's a physician, author, and internationally recognized speaker on a number of important public health issues. His nonprofit, NutritionFacts.org is a science-based, non-commercial website to provide free daily videos and articles on the latest discoveries in nutrition.  If you're an information nerd like I am you'll find …

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