Posts Tagged ‘ Health ’

How Fast You Gonna Get Up?

Posted Feb 15th, 2010 and has No Comments »

Is it just me or has anyone else who’s been watching the Olympics been hit with this sudden urge to hit the gym and workout all day?  Doesn’t watching all these athletes who are the best in the world at what they do just make you even more conscious of that extra flab around your midsection?
Add to the mix the …



Stop Eating Plastic

Posted Feb 11th, 2010 and has 2 comments

Plastic containers have become so much a part of our lives that it’s hard to imagine a world without them.  We store food in them, we cook in them, we eat from them.  And therein lies the problem.
According to recent studies, 93% of Americans – let me say that again so you don’t miss the percentage – 93%, that’s almost …



Fitness Roundup for 2/12/10

Posted Feb 11th, 2010 and has No Comments »

Based on the keyword searches that have been done on this site over the past couple of months, lots of people are searching for effective ways to stop snoring.  About 25% of men and about 15% of women snore to some extent.  That’s a lot of snoring!
Unfortunately, snoring is not something to kid about.  It can lead to serious health …



When to Go Organic

Posted Feb 9th, 2010 and has 3 comments

You’ll find the word “organic” just about everywhere these days.  From candy to ice cream, the word “organic” has quickly become more of a marketing term than a statement about how the food is produced.  Administered by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the National Organic Program is responsible for defining what “organic” means and how the term is used.  …



Plateaued? Time to Level Up!

Posted Feb 8th, 2010 and has No Comments »

An old Navajo man was out walking with his young Granddaughter one day teaching her the stories of the deep canyons and flat plateaus of the American Southwest.  His Granddaughter stopped and asked, “Grandfather, what’s a plateau?”  The Grandfather said, “A plateau is where a mountain stopped growing.”
All of us have reached  plateaus, a place where we’ve stopped growing, at …



My Boss is Making Me Sick!

Posted Feb 5th, 2010 and has No Comments »

Do you work for a “toxic” boss?  You know the type I mean.  They’re always yelling and screaming at everybody.  They belittle and degrade people at every opportunity.  They’re convinced that acting otherwise is a sign of weakness.
Working for this type of person can obviously be very stressful but there’s more to it than that.  This stress can eventually manifest …