By Dr. Haley Perlus | Contributor If you have ever attended your freshman year at college or sent a child off to school, you are well acquainted with the term “freshman 15.” Those extra 15 pounds that creep on in the fall are not just the domain of co-eds. Adults…
By Sandra Gordon Ever felt that other people you know seem to be losing their pandemic pounds, but when you try their dieting tricks, you don’t have the same success? You may not be doing anything wrong. It could be that those strategies just aren’t a good match for you….
By Sandra Gordon Ever felt that other people you know seem to be losing their pandemic pounds, but when you try their dieting tricks, you don’t have the same success? You may not be doing anything wrong. It could be that those strategies just aren’t a good match for you….
By The Arthritis Foundation What’s not to like about walking? It’s free. It’s easy to do, and it’s easy on the joints. And there’s no question that walking is good for you. A University of Tennessee study found that women who walked had less body fat than those who didn’t…
By Tavis Piattoly, MS, RD, LDN, Education Program Manager, Taylor Hooton Foundation | Contributor When was the last time you went on a diet and maintained your weight loss for over 2 years? Are you one who struggles with losing weight, or do you find it easy to lose weight…
Time to Weigh Your Diet Options By Karyn Brodsky “It’s all fun and games until the shorts don’t fit.” So says Kathy Kennelly, Certified Family Nurse Practitioner and owner of Institute of Health Promotion (IHP) in Plano. The moment of truth occurs when the kids are out…
Warning signs are not always obvious. Like a relationship that looks healthy on the outside, the truth can be hidden behind closed doors. Look for: Evidence of dieting or possibly appropriate weight loss that eventually goes “too far” Excessive exercise or inflexibility in exercise patterns Sudden interest in being vegetarian…
On the surface, it seems simple – everyone has to eat. However, our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors about eating can be the difference between life and death. Balanced eating and exercise ought to lead to healthy outcomes, but too often, paying too much attention to how we eat backfires and…