Fact: nearly 40% of Americans are medically obese. News agencies place blame on everything from sedentary office jobs to the removal of physical education in primary school, but weight gain is always on a personal level. A poor diet and lack of exercise can quickly spiral out of control. Obese patients on average spend just...
If you’re feeling blue, it could be something in the air. Seasonal depression, otherwise known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD), affects all ages in the colder months. With longer nights and cloudier days, the winter months can affect your mood in more ways than encouraging you to curl up by the fire. Even though Las...
Hanging out with family and friends for the holidays should be a time of joy and not one of anxiety! Unfortunately, if you’re trying to reduce your waistline the most wonderful time of the year may cause some panic. Some of the most popular options for holiday meals, such as ham or sweet potato casserole,...
Making your make your health a priority is no easy task. sometimes, life comes at you all at once. 2019 rolls around and you suddenly want to have new hobbies, get a promotion, lose ten pounds, and call your mother more often. If you choose to look at all of this all at once, it...
A meal plan is not only great for saving time but, it should also save you money, too. When you’re on a strict budget, meal planning can be quite the task especially if you are trying to avoid the cheap processed food, in the process. If you are working with a tight budget with your grocery...
Wake up, get the kids ready, cook breakfast, pack lunches, ride to school, drive to work, stand for eight hours, pick up the kids, go to soccer practice, cook dinner, do dishes, help with homework, shower, sleep. Just reading it all is exhausting! With so much on the average American’s plate to handle on the...
When you think of summer foods, you probably think of backyard barbecue staples like watermelon slices, hot dogs, and potato salad – but there are a lot of healthy options that prosper throughout the warmer months. The heat of summer is a great time to lose weight, not only because you want to look slamming...
Weight loss is a delicate and sensitive topic that can often get muddied with all the misinformation out there. Conflicting diet advice, overbearing personal fitness coaches, and a lack of nutritional insight can often leave you feeling worse than you did before you set off on your weight loss goal. Turning to a weight loss...
Move over, Atkins! Out of the way, keto! It’s time to do some spring cleaning on your body. The winter is filled with hearty foods that keep you warm but also pack on the pounds, and spring is the best time to shed some of that extra fluff. Spring comes with a ton of delicious...
The winter ‘extra layer’ doesn’t always apply to just throwing on a jacket. There’s a good reason the colder months get a bad rap for weight gain, as the comfort foods and warm ciders add up quickly and can leave you entering spring with a little extra padding. With bikini season right around the corner,...
