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Losing weight can be perplexing and frustrating. While some people struggle with weight gain throughout their lives, many individuals find they have trouble keeping the pounds off as the years go by. Even though they eat less than before, they still gain weight.

There are healthy, smart ways to lose weight, and keep it off, that begin with understading why people gain weight.

 

Weight gain is the result of an imbalance between calories consumed and calories used. Behavior, environment and genetics can contribute to the imbalance. read more...

Healthy Holiday Eating

 

It's that time of year again when temptation is everywhere. You've worked hard all year to lose weight and stay in shape. Now you don't want to gain the dreaded 5 to 10 pounds over the holiday season.

 

But it's so tempting. The Christmas goodies, holiday parties, and cocktails make it so easy to overindulge. Not to mention the never-ending schedule packed with shopping, decorating and family gatherings keep you so busy that it's easy to quit exercising. read more...

HCG Injections and the HCG Diet

Watch information video on HCG Injections and the HCG Diet

 

Here we go again -- looking for a quick fix that can help us lose weight. I have written several times about the dangers of quick fixes and fad diets.  I want to share my thoughts about the newest diet craze called the HCG diet. What is HCG? read more...

Healthy School Lunches

With school starting, your child's school lunch is back on top of your to-do list. You want your child eating a healthy lunch every day. After all, studies have shown that a nutritious lunch helps kids perform better in school.

 

At the same time, you want your child to actually eat the lunch! So do you pack a healthy lunch box for your child? Do you give them money to buy a lunch at school and cross your fingers they choose a healthy one? Do you buy a pre-packaged, grab-and-go meal that costs more and is not all that healthy? read more...

Inflammation is often associated with pain. In fact, the suffix "itis" as in arthritis, bursitis, tendinitis, or diverticulitis actually means inflammation. There are several different factors that contribute to inflammation and its accompanying pain, such as trauma, stress, or repetitive movements. Infections, chemicals or physical agents can also injure cells and trigger an inflammatory response. The symptoms are commonly redness, pain, heat, swelling and depending on the extent of the injury, loss of function. read more... 

Could you be chronically dehydrated? Many people are and never realize it. Our bodies require at least eight glasses of water per day, more during exercise, illness, and hot weather.  People often think that even if they don't actually drink water, they are getting enough by drinking coffee, tea, soft drinks, juice or beer. Unfortunately, many of these beverages have a diuretic effect, encouraging the body to excrete water. read more...

Instead of restrictive diets, forbidden food lists, and concentrating on pounds lost, my program will focus on managing your weight by evaluating and addressing the physical and emotional reasons for weight gain and help you achieve optimal body composition. You will see how much food you can actually eat. When you eat the right foods and the proper portions, you will lose weight the right way -- and keep it off! read more...

Vitamin D, the powerful "sunshine" nutrient, is known for its many wonderful benefits including protection from multiple sclerosis, diabetes, cancer, and other diseases.

 

Vitamin D regulates the expression of genes that influence your immune system to attack and destroy bacteria and viruses. There are 30,000 genes in your body and vitamin D has been shown to influence over 2,000 of them.  In fact, it is very rare for someone with optimized vitamin D levels to come down with the flu. read more...

 

 

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