by Michele Reid When you think about healthy eating, salads and green vegetables usually come to mind. But how about adding a little more variety to your plan? Root vegetables like carrots, sweet potatoes, and turnips, are a rich source of nutritious complex carbohydrates. Instead of upsetting...
The word antioxidant is thrown around a lot, so what is an antioxidant anyway? In order to understand antioxidants we must first discuss free radicals. Free radicals are like little explosives that float around the body starting fires and causing damage to cells and DNA. Free...
Taking from Food Channel. Com ( Recipe Courtesy of Nadia G) INGREDIENTS 4 celery stalks 1 apple, quartered 1/2 cup sliced pineapple 1 banana 1/2 cup fresh orange juice 1 tablespoon honey 1/2 cup ice DIRECTIONS Pass the celery, apple and pineapple through a juicer. Transfer the juice to a blender and add the banana,...
ARE YOU IN YOUR OWN WAY? By Donna M. Jenkins, MHA, BHCM, RMA, CPT (SizeWize Fitness Coach) It’s not always as simple as making the decision to exercise and eat healthy and “Viola,” like magic it’s done! How many times have you started a fitness and nutrition...
By Darrin Eaddy Hey people welcome back! Fast food vs. healthy food, it’s just calories right? Wrong! Let’s change gears a bit from discussing working out, to talk about counting calories. This practice has been around for quite a while now. It became widely popular with the...
By Darrin Eaddy Hi everybody this is Darrin Eaddy, your Starting Over Coach. Since it’s virtually impossible not to be, I am sure you are already aware of our battle with the majority of the American population being overweight or obese. This topic is being talked...
By Dr. Damon Daniels Over the years modern society has made sugars available in many edible forms. Candies, Cakes, Pastries and high fructose drinks are easily available at a relatively low cost. In addition, the development of fast-food franchising has had an impact on the overall...
By Dr. Michele Reid What the food industry puts on their packaging can be confusing at best, misleading at worse. They can give consumers a false sense of eating healthy; leading them to eat more processed and packaged foods – which ultimately lead to a slew...
By Donna M. Jenkins, MHA, BHCM, RMA, CPT (Size Wize Fitness Coach) Many of you will look at the topic of this article and dismiss it because you feel that you have your emotions well under control and contribute your lack of success in reaching your...
By Dr. Michele Reid “Work-life balance was a mistake from the start. Because we don't really want balance. We want satisfaction.” – Matthew Kelly, author Balance is a sticky subject among many people. We have careers, partners, children, family commitments, charity work, classes, hobbies, worship time –...