How Being Healthy Affects mood and energy? Living a healthy lifestyle can have an impact on a person's energy levels and mood. The benefits of being healthy include: Increased Energy Levels Eating a nutritious diet and exercising regularly can both help increase...

If you think of a healthy lifestyle in terms of what it can do for you in the near future, you’re not alone. It takes a mindset of trust and delayed gratification to bank on the long-term advantages of living a healthy lifestyle.  Having a short-term goal isn’t...

By now, the symptoms of metabolic syndrome are part of most Americans’ health conversations. Approximately 29% of  Americans have high blood pressure and 33% have high triglycerides. And most are familiar with the relationship between obesity and other risk factors....

If you’ve ever wondered how to determine your ideal body weight, you’re not alone. It’s no secret that most of us give more than a passing glance to couteured mannequins and half-naked models.  The concept of ideal body weight (IBW) is shaped, in large part, by social...

You probably know how to live healthy. So much of the lifestyle is common sense. But would you know how to start living healthy after years of turning a blind eye to your health? Some things, like genetics and age, you obviously can’t control. Most things regarding...

If there’s one thing most of us have in common, it’s the need and effort to shed some pounds. When you look at the mind-boggling numbers for people who are overweight or obese, it’s no wonder Americans always seem to be struggling to lose weight. We may not be aware...

Obesity. High blood pressure. High cholesterol. Low HDL’s. High triglycerides. High blood sugars. Your head can start spinning to hear them all, let alone in one long sentence coming out of your doctor’s mouth. Why are all these things happening at once? And can I...

Bravo to everyone who makes the decision to lose weight in order to be healthier! It’s no small thing to commit to the work ahead, knowing you will have days when you just want to throw in the towel. But if you know how to stay motivated to lose weight, the journey...

Aging has a way of making us all conscious of living a healthy life. With chronic conditions, that can be especially difficult. There are physical, medical and emotional factors, and they all have to be managed in order to stay on the healthy side of life. A chronic...

Ever watch a round-up of animals in the west? Helicopters, wranglers, pilot horses, cowboys. All these outside forces being used to control and direct the movement (and destiny) of animals enjoying their freedom or a leisurely graze. Learning how to control metabolic...

You may not even be aware of your barriers to living a healthy lifestyle. After all, they don’t come with big road signs or flashing lights. Most barriers to making successful lifestyle changes are deep-rooted. They grow from emotional seeds and become protective,...

So, you know you need to drop some pounds. You’ve put the tub of protein powder out by the blender and your chocolate stash under lock and key. You’ve bought a membership to your local hot yoga joint. You’re sweating and starving...and the scale doesn’t budge. It’s...

Creating a new norm isn’t always a good thing. We’re either pushing the envelope toward a greater good or spreading complacency toward our own demise. Given that approximately 50% of Americans over 40 are living with metabolic syndrome and pre-diabetes, we would do...

5G, wifi, tax brackets, high school math -- so much of daily life is mercilessly fast-paced and complicated. You want to slow down, but life won’t let you. You want things to feel easy, but you’ve forgotten your password for that app. And the last thing you have the...

Some things you just don’t want on your list of bragging rights. Being the most obese nation in the world is one of those realities the U.S. would love to strike from its record. But it’s a health-crisis reality, and reversing it starts with changing mindsets toward...

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” That timeless adage applies to every corner of life, including health. But what if you missed the prevention train and are now dealing with serious health issues? If you are among the 47 million people with metabolic...

The question may sound rhetorical. “Why live healthy?” Well, of course you want to have a healthy life and a healthy body! And that means having a healthy lifestyle. But our high-stress, fast-paced, preservative-laden, quick-fix world isn’t exactly supportive of that...

Those determined to lose weight are often preoccupied with “metabolic mathematics”: calories in must be less than calories out. Purging to lose weight can find its way into a person’s behavior when his or her self-evaluation is unduly influenced by body shape and...