It goes without saying that exercise and proper diet are the best ways to lose weight. But it’s also true that there are a small percentage of people out there who have legitimately stuck with traditional diet and exercise routines and still can’t shed the extra poundage. Or maybe they have failed at diet after [...]
You can eat a balanced diet high in nutrition without dropping everything and getting a degree in foodology. The very topic of nutrition can be paralyzing in scope and even cause heart palpitations when trying to sort your way through the mountain of information.
It doesn’t have to be so hard. Really.
Like it or not, the [...]
The word yoga means “union” in Sanskrit, the language of ancient India, where it originated. Modern practitioners think of the union that occurs between mind, body, and spirit. In real life terms what we commonly call yoga is described by the Sanskrit word “asana”, which refers to the practice of physical postures or poses. Asana [...]
It’s no secret that the gym is a testosterone and estrogen laden environment what with all the grunting, sweating, and tight clothes. Note from editor: If you’re a dude and still wearing tight gym clothes, check the calendar. It’s 2009. Back to the gym. A small percentage of people are there to actually get a [...]
To literally count every single calorie you ingest for the rest of your life could very well land you in the loony bin. Is counting calories even necessary to lose weight or is it simply the price that must be paid for a hot body? It’s quite the conundrum, isn’t it? But maybe there’s a [...]
Yep, wine really is a health drink.
Back in the mid 90s researchers began to investigate the French Paradox to try and discover why people who ate so much cheese fat weren’t having more heart attacks. Turns out the credit goes to a moderate but steady national wine drinking habit. Research from all sorts of sources [...]
Ever find yourself lounging around the house, twiddling your thumbs desperately in a food-based panic in the midst of your latest diet attempt? Snacks are killers. It’s too easy to toss back mega-calories just killing time between meals. It’s time to stop licking asbestos and nibbling lead paint chips. Here are some ideas for a [...]
Maybe you don’t have a personal drill sergeant for exercise motivation but that’s okay. We all have particular neuroses that need to be tapped into in order to drag our lazy butts out of bed day after day, workout after workout. Getting your body in shape is a slow process. A painfully S-L-O-W process. The [...]
Water, the magical fluid of life has been banished to the back row of convenience store fluid popularity by calorie laden sugar bomb soft drinks and “sports” drinks that never quite quench your thirst, but leave you always digging for change in your pocket to buy just one more.
Are you carrying around a few extra [...]
While you may not spend the majority of your day obsessing about the topic, every once in a while the thought might cross your mind about ideal body weight. More specifically, what should you weigh? It doesn’t help matters that even the health and weight loss industry can’t decide exactly how to calculate this number. [...]
