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Accepting Responsibility is Powerful! The power to make a difference in your life starts with taking responsibility for your own behaviors.... Sugar Feeds Cancer? There is a controversy about whether eating large amounts of sugar and other refined carbohydrates contributes to the development of cancer. Read more.. It’s Not Just What You Eat, Its How You Cook It Did you know that the way you are cooking your food could be detrimental to your health? Find out more. Rising Blood Sugar and Pre-Diabetes How are your blood sugar levels? If they are creeping up, find out what one woman did to help lower hers with diet and exercise. Slim People at Risk for Fat Related Health Problems? Do you keep yourself slim with diet but don't exercise? Find out how you may not be as healthy as you think. Your Lifestyle Changes and Your Family Have you watched a couple where one of the partners decides to change their body and the other doesn't? What happens? Body Fitness Equals Brain Fitness A discussion of the chemical processes that is behind how exercise makes you smarter. The Science of Lust and Love Scientists are discovering more and more reasons for those giddy in love feelings we have. Find out more... Words Do Hurt – Stop Bullying from Affecting Your Health Bullying is everywhere. Find out how to recognize it and how to react if you are a target of bullying.. Dating Again After 20 Years – An Internet Fairytale Have you found yourself single after a long term relationship? Check out one woman's experience of dating and online dating Taking Charge of Your Own Healthcare What are you doing to take charge of your own healthcare? Neuro-Linguistic Programming for Fitness? Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) has some techniques and tools that can be used for success in many areas including fitness and sports. The Myth of the Work Life Balance Does anyone really achieve a true work-life balance? Fitness as a Metaphor for Life The mindset involved with getting fit can be applied to many other areas of our lives. Wellness and Making Good Choices What does wellness mean to you? Type D Personality? Move over Type A personality types...now we have Type D personality! Are You Fit…Emotionally? Emotional Fitness...what is it and why do we need it? The Vitamin D Debates Continue This article discusses why researchers are recommending Vitamin D supplements. Sports Injury: Making Lemons into Lemonade Got a sports injury? Do you let it stop you, or do you make lemons to lemonade? New Year’s Resolutions? Ask for Help Why are New Year's Resolutions so hard to keep? Support from family and friends is essential. Fitness, Friends and Core Values Have you ever noticed how fit people tend to have fit friends? Are Exercising to Burn Fat and Exercising to Burn Calories the Same Thing? This article gives an overview of the metabolic systems our bodies use to process energy during exercise and how we can use this knowledge to optimize our fat burning potential. Lessons From a Boomerang Long term fitness and health requires resilience. What does this mean? Kids Don’t Work Out, They Play Have you watched kids playing on a playground? All that fun is....EXERCISE! What’s Right for Aunt Sally Might Not be Right for You What do you do when everyone gives you fitness and nutrition advice? How do you differentiate between what's good for you and what's not? Fairy Tale Fitness Attaining and keeping a fit body is no fairy tale. It's a lifetime committment that does have a happy ending! Fitness is a Gift to Others Have you ever thought that keeping yourself fit is not only gift to yourself, but also your family, your friends, your community and the world? Is It Just a Mid Life Crisis? Are you having a "mid life crisis"? Maybe it's your hormones. Funny, I Don’t Feel Like a Master Athlete! Are you an older athlete or fitness enthusiast? Here are some ideas of how to stay in the game and improve performance. Men, Muscles and Menopause Does menopause really mean that women lose muscles and gain fat? Get Fit, Not Hurt This article discusses some of the ways to get fit and keep increasing your fitness and performance levels without getting hurt. The United Colors of ... Fruits and Vegetables Why should we eat as many different colors as we can everyday? Workout Hard, Relax and Breathe Deeply Need to relax? Here's some ideas to help you include relaxation techniques in your daily workouts. Have a Six Pack! This article discusses the philosophy of core body training and suggests ways to include exercises in your workout. The Bigger, the Better? This article presents different viewpoints about food portion sizes and excess body fat. Let's Compromise: AM vs PM Workouts This article discusses the advantages, diadvantages and health aspects of morning and evening workouts. Health Sabotage! This article discusses some health habits that might be undermining your healthy lifestyle Let’s Compromise…Aerobic vs Anaerobic Training This article discusses the differences between aerobic training and anaerobic training. Are We Having Fun Yet? The “experts” tell us that some stress is good because without it there would be no motivation to do anything! Natural is not the Same as Organic What does “organic” really mean and why does organic food cost so much more? Too Much of a Good Thing? A discussion about overtraining and some suggestions on how to prevent it. Get Smart! Why is the brain of a fit person is more powerful than a non-fit person? Mirror, Mirror on the Wall... We’ve all heard for years that it’s impossible to “spot reduce” by exercising the body part, but emotionally this idea is hard to own…especially for newbies. Wisdom Through the Ages Research points to the idea that, in addition to the big killers, like heart disease and diabetes, the risk of obesity increases with less than 6 or 7 hours of sleep per night. Not All Carbohydrates are Created Equal The Glycemic Index is a ranking of foods based on how they affect blood glucose (sugar) levels. It's an index of the rate that carbohydrates are broken down in the gut and enter the bloodstream. The higher the GI number, the faster it goes into the blood. Is Body Awareness an Undergarment? What is a muscular imbalance? The technical definition is: when two opposing muscle groups do not have comparable strength levels. In other words, it is when the body part or limb is stronger on one side than the other. Over time this lopsided development results in complications like poor posture and joint instability. To Stretch or Not to Stretch… Stretching seems to be a really controversial area of fitness. When do we stretch? How do we stretch? Does stretching prevent injury? Do you get sore if you stretch properly? And you know what? After many studies, the mysteries remain. Isn’t Vegan a Planet in the Next Solar System? This article is about vegetarian and vegan eating, either as a lifestyle or the occasional meal. This article is about eating for muscle development. Is it possible to do both? Yes it is… with simple foods and a bit of knowledge about the composition of proteins. What in the World is a Crossover Food? Looking for healthy, inexpensive and versatile ways to add more protein into your diet? Why not consider dried beans?

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