Holiday Eating Tips

Holiday Eating Tips That most wonderful time of the year is upon us…holiday after holiday!  For many people, this truly is a joyous time of year.  Friends and family visit that you don’t get to see often.  Kids come home from college making moms’ hearts happy. ...

Holiday Leftovers – Trash or Treasure?

Holiday Leftovers – Trash or Treasure? If the holiday festivities take place at your home, then you may find yourself left with an abundance of leftover food.  This can be viewed as a blessing or a curse, trash or treasure.  As long as it isn’t a ton of...

Eating Healthy While Traveling

Eating Healthy While Traveling Eating healthy can be a challenge on a regular day, but eating healthy while traveling brings with it its own unique challenges.  When we are home, we are the masters of our eating fate.  We are the ones going to the grocery store, and...

Swimming – For the Health of it

Swimming – For the Health of it During the colder winter months, we tend to become less active. We aren’t outdoors as much, so we aren’t walking as much. If you run as part of your exercise routine, you may opt for other less strenuous, indoor exercises. The...

Hernias, Be Gone!

“I’m going to get a hernia!  This thing is so heavy!  Why am I trying to lift this?  UGH!”  You may have uttered similar words yourself or heard someone else muttering to themselves.  We seem to have a general understanding that we can get a hernia from lifting...
Advice for Exercise Newbies

Advice for Exercise Newbies

Advice for Exercise Newbies Now that the holidays are over, many are turning their sights to the New Year and all that new beginnings can bring. The coming new year represents a chance to make changes both big and small for many. What about you? What have you set your...