When it comes to packaging, it’s what’s inside that counts. Food manufacturers are experts at packaging and merchandising their products to attract your attention. Companies pay a premium for shelf and endcap placement, which augments the scientifically-designed store layout. (Retailers study your buying habits, how you move through the store, where you linger and what you ignore.) So, high-profit and high volume items are featured throughout the store.
Read MoreI predict it’ll be another multi-billion dollar year in the diet and fitness industry. The fact that most of the widgets, pills and diets will not be the answer you’ve been looking for won’t be remembered in a year. My aim with this article is to dispel a few myths before you start making 3 easy payments.
Read MoreAm I willing to decide, is the question you need to ask yourself? What is a decision you have been avoiding in the hope it will be made for you? Are you waiting to commit to daily exercise because work is too busy right now? Or will you start eating healthier when your spouse stops ordering pizza?
Read MoreResearch has confirmed that consistent exercise can add years to your life. More importantly, an active lifestyle lowers your biological age regardless of your chronological age. If you stay fit and healthy, you’ll never act your age.
Read MoreGetting older isn’t for the weak, but you can make it a little easier by getting strong. Strength training can improve balance, your kinesthetic awareness (bodily sense of space and movement) and will improve your muscle mass and bone density. This makes your everyday activities easier and a week at the beach less frightening.
Read MoreWhy do you really desire (I’d say deserve) vibrant health? The stimulus for achieving this is inside of you – and I’m not just being optimistic. Over 30 years of research from the National Weight Control Registry indicates no specific diet, exercise protocol or pill has been found to manifest long-term weight loss. Instead, changes in thoughts, behavior and lifestyle are by far more likely to create lasting changes in health.
Read MoreFor many, social anxieties are part of the mix of emotions leading to this stress. If you’ve been locked down and working from home all the time, odds are it’s been a while since you regularly interacted with people outside of your household. Justin Bennett of HealthyFit.info has created this guide to help you figure out tools you can use to boost your confidence and get back out there.
Read MoreEating with awareness is at the center of mindful eating. Begin by asking yourself why do I want to eat right now? Dig deeper and ask, what affect will this food have on my energy, my weight and my health? You can also assess your level of hunger before and during the meal. These steps will anchor you in awareness (and enjoyment) while you are eating.
Read MorePretty simple, huh? Enjoy your food. Savor what you eat without judging how “good” or “bad” the food is. That’s right. Judging yourself for what you eat is total bovine scatology (bs). If you get nothing else out of this book, please find a way to let go of assigning a moral equivalent to food.
I am not talking about dietary practices you choose because of religious or ethical beliefs. I am simply referring to labeling something like broccoli as “good” and a candy bar as “bad.” They are simply caloric and nutrient delivery systems.
Read MoreIf you’re uncertain about how to start eating less and with more awareness or think, “there is no way my family will ever sit down for a meal without their phones,” may I offer something for you to practice? The acronym, BASICS, can serve as a reminder of how to practice more mindful eating. No one has to know J.
Read MoreIf you had to get down in a squat right now without holding onto a chair or bending at the waist excessively, could you? I’m not talking about going to the gym and squatting with a bar on your back. I mean, can you squat down to pick up your phone from the floor without bending at the waist or hurting your feet, knees, hips or back?
Read MoreI know you are successful in many areas of your life. Let’s learn from areas in which you excel and apply it to your behavior around food. What do you do well? C’mon, I know you can name at least one thing!
Read MoreMany researchers in the growing field of mindfulness assert the purpose of eating any meal is to focus on the experience. This is because mindful eating practices make you more aware of cues, which signal hunger and fullness. The result is you may eat less and, yes, lose weight.
Read MoreDiets don’t work long term. They don’t work long term because they disregard your thoughts, your lifestyle and your emotional and physical feelings. Paleo dude just doesn’t care about the many factors which influence how, why, when and what you eat. Keto man won’t be close enough to you to smell your breath. Eat-once-a-day guy is not forced to work with your grumpy, hungry ass all afternoon.
Read MoreOur minds are like cats on a leash jumping and flipping to try to get away from perceived danger. The only difference is we’re flailing in our head over an argument with our spouse, or our son’s poor grades, or what’s streaming on Netflix, or what’s that smell? The real question is, what can you do about it?
Read MoreDoes the dramatic rise of obesity and degenerative disease may stem from mankind’s recent adaptation of processed foods, many of which contain grains or products, such as gluten, which come from processing grains? This is a contention behind what is alternately called the Paleo or Caveman diet.
Read MoreThe results of a study led by Dr.Janet Daubenmier at UC San Francisco found mindfulness training not only helped participants lose weight, but also reduced their metabolic risk factors, including waist size, blood pressure, triglycerides and blood sugar levels.
Read MoreIf you do anything multiple times a day, every day, it tends to get stale. Eating is no exception; and in an age of distraction, feeding ourselves has become our most unconscious activity. To prove my point, ask yourself, what did I eat last night for dinner? Or, what did I eat in the car on the way home from the grocery store?
Read MoreYou know the scary things stress can do to your health. Stress raises your blood pressure, lowers your immunity and decreases your performance in everyday tasks. Over time, chronic stress makes everything less enjoyable. Now don’t get stressed out, but stress can also make you fat.
Read MoreIn Sesame Street terms, “C is for chronic (back pain) or compression (of the spine). I know that’s not catchy, but poor posture may contribute to low back pain, in part because of the disc compression in the spine. Another factor is the weakening of our best friend, the gluteus maximus and a shortening of the hamstrings. In short, if you sit on your butt all day, it will be inactive and weak. The hamstrings shorten after long periods of time in a seated position and have to over-compensate for weak glutes (they extend the hips), which adds to their tightness. Some studies suggest tight hamstrings contribute to 80 percent of all low back pain.
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