So how bad can fast food really be?

Busy lifestyles make it difficult to eat right.  With high paced work environments, endless work hours, never ending personal errands and household chores; it becomes almost impossible to find the time to eat.  So instead of making time to prepare a healthy meal, many people turn to fast food restaurants.  They are convenient, fast, and […]

Vaccinations aren’t just for kids anymore.

Vaccinations are completed in childhood.  At least that is what most of us thought.  If you received all of the recommended vaccinations as a child, you could avoid painful and possible lethal diseases.  But experts at the Center for Disease Control (CDC) are encouraging adults to seek supplementary immunizations.  Why?  According to statistics given by […]

How the Six Principals of Pilates Can Help you Achieve your Fitness Goals.

Pilates is based on six essential principals: Centering, control, flow, breath, precision, and concentration. These principals are what make this derivative of exercise unique. The core of most exercise programs are centered on the arms and legs. Pilate’s exercises are designed as an integrative program that strengthens the core, or torso, of […]

How to stay motivated to exercise and avoid boredom.

One of the most discouraging aspects of exercise is boredom.  You finally develop a regular exercise program.  You faithfully complete your fitness regiment every day.  And you begin to see actual results.  But after a while, you begin to dread that daily run or your predictable weight routine.  You start making excuses and begin skipping […]

All Calories are not created equally.

Have you ever heard the terms ‘nutrient dense’ and ‘empty calories’?  Do you understand what these terms signify and how they impact your diet?  These two terms are an important factor to consider when deciding what foods to include in your diet.  Nutrient dense foods will have more nutrients per calorie than other foods.  Foods […]

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