By most standards, cardiovascular training is helpful - and necessary for maintaining a strong and healthy heart. "Cardio" training is really anything that elevates the heart rate for an extended period of time. It could be 10 easy minutes on the elliptical machine to...
The benefits of probiotics reach far beyond the ability to simply help digest food and go to the bathroom. Probiotics are beneficial bacterial affect our body in nearly every way - from the way our skin looks to how we think and behave. I'll get to that in just a...
We all start some sort of resolution right around the New Year, but why not get a jump on things before the holiday season puts your schedule into overdrive? You’ve got a couple months to build these four exercises into your routine a few times a week. By the New Year...
If you're motivated to eat healthy, understanding a nutrition label is really important. The facts and ingredients are often glanced over, with most attention paid to calories. Here are a few simple things to remember the next time you're shopping for your favorite...
When I was a little girl, my grandmother used to say that "people who sit all day long will eventually have a bigger bottom." I'm not sure how she meant for me to interpret this at the young age of eight, but I visualized that sitting on a chair (big and flat) will...
Walk through any grocery store for more than two minutes in search of the latest "health food" and you'll quickly discover that very little is off limits in the "good-for-you" market. I've always enjoyed grocery shopping - probably more so now that I've got children....
