Take the Test: Are You an Apple or a Pear? How to Eat for YOUR Body Type
When it comes to diet and exercise, what if you’ve been doing it all wrong—or, at least, wrong for your specific body type? Having spent almost two decades in the fitness and nutrition industries, I...
View ArticleWhy the BMI Measurement is a Load of BS
You don’t need to be a fitness pro to know that obesity can cause a whole slew of health problems from heart disease to diabetes to high cholesterol, and the list goes on. Not to scare you or anything...
View ArticleHow to (Holy Sh*t) Turn 60 and Stay Fit and Sexy
They say age is just a number. Bull. I am about to turn 60 so I have been on a quest. But first: Holy sh#*t! How did this happen? I look at people my age and think, Do I look that old? Sixty is a...
View ArticleWhy You Should Drink Lemon Water Every Day
Lemon water is the big thing these days—especially among the fit among us. What’s up with that, anyway? It’s old news that water is hydrating and we need to gulp it all day long, but does adding lemon...
View ArticleDigest This: The Scoop on Your Poop
Open your ears and hold your noses, people. We’re about to hit you with a topic we ladies have been brought up never to discuss, but one that is inextricably linked to our diet, exercise and overall...
View ArticleSummer Detox: 6 Foods to Avoid If You Want to Get Healthy
I see them every day: People whose diets consist of too much junk and fried foods that they wash down with alcohol and other sugary drinks—and they wonder why they feel so low. They are filling their...
View ArticleGoing Sugar-Free? Debunking the Myths About Aspartame
Losing weight may be ranked as one of the top three New Year’s resolutions every year but let’s face it, only a small percentage of succeed by the time the year’s halfway mark hits. And we’re guessing...
View ArticleGet Fit Not Fat: How to Snack Your Way to a Hot Bod
Old wisdom tells us that snacking between meals is a good way to get plump. But new wisdom says it’s a great way to keep you from overstuffing at meal time. Who’s right? As usual, the healthiest truth...
View ArticleJoin LEAGUE: The Wellness App That Makes Getting Healthy Easy
I never thought it would happen to me. One second, I was out and about, taking my ability to walk for granted, and then BAM! I was down on the ice with a broken leg. It was the very first (mis)step in...
View ArticleEssential Tips For Keeping Your Bones Strong and Healthy
I have to admit I never really considered bone health. Not mine, anyway. Brittle bones were for little old grannies hobbling around with a cane, not capable multitaskers like me. What I didn’t...
View ArticleThe Science of Supplements: Are Vitamins Making us Sick?
We all think that taking vitamins will help us get healthier, but will they? Or can we take too much of a good thing? To supplement or not to supplement—that is the question. And it’s answered in the...
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