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The best and worst drinks
No matter how healthy your diet may be, when you go to a party, a bbq, or even dining on the patio – sometimes a drink just sounds good. Once you get that desire for a drink, there’s not much else that can quench that desire. Besides, isn’t red wine good for you after all? There are some smart choices when selecting an alcoholic beverage. Of course all of these recommendations are for drinks...
Reward yourself without food
How is it that food has become the way to reward or celebrate any and all accomplishments? Got a promotion at work? Let’s go out to dinner to celebrate! Wedding anniversary? Let’s go out to dinner to celebrate! Sometimes a dinner out is even used as a way to celebrate weight loss.
We all know that eating out does little to benefit our waistlines. Not only do we tend to eat more when at...
Prevent colds and flu with exercise
You’ve probably heard you shouldn’t exercise when you are sick, but did you know that regular exercise can help prevent you from getting a cold or the flu? Studies have shown that you can cut the number of days you are sick in half by exercising regularly.
In a study of 50 women, those who walked for 45 minutes five days a week showed an increase in killer cells which attack bacteria and...