Thanksgiving-- Can You Control Yourself?

Here's how to show a little restraint:

Heart Month

February is the American Heart Association’s Heart Month and the bulk of what goes into preventing and managing heart disease has to do with our individual behaviors. Let me run through the list of lifestyle actions people need to take besides diet and exercise to prevent or manage heart disease:

Controlling cholesterol levels, reducing salt intake, controlling blood pressure, exercising regularly, preventing or managing diabetes, not smoking and reducing stress.

The problem for many people is that there are so many changes, it can seem like an impossible task—and so they do nothing.

So let’s put the big changes aside- and instead look at the small and simple actions that you can take. I’m going to give you a laundry list of actions.

1. Go have your blood pressure checked at a local pharmacy. It’s free and important for you to know
2. Walk for 10-15 minutes today. Anywhere (around the house, at the mall).
3. Drink one extra 8 oz glass of water
4. If you smoke – smoke at least 1 less cigarette or better yet don’t smoke.
5. Cut back on junk food today (high fat, high sugar foods) ,
6. Cut back on salt today – try not adding add salt to your meals
7. Take 10-15 minutes and just relax your mind and body. Listen to music, take a causal walk, or read

Now doing these things just for today will not prevent heart disease? But if you keep any or all of these simple actions up you will over time have a big impact on the health of your heart.

The New Year Diet- What Am I Going To Do?

The New Year is a great time to try and make some changes in the foods we eat. But even if you substitute in healthy foods, you still may have a hard time eating a healthy diet. Why?

Turkey, stuffing and pie..oh my- how will you do on Thanksgiving?

It happens every year. The Halloween candy is just the teaser, but the Thanksgiving meal seems to be the time when the diet and exercise programs and for that matter most of our healthy habits are lost. What can we do?

Halloween-- Will you fold or will you withstand the temptations?

Halloween is a great time for the kids, but it can be a very tough time if you are trying to stick with a diet or trying to keep your kids eating healthy. With candy everywhere. Sticking with a healthy diet can be next to impossible. So what can we do? Does anyone have the willpower to resist all that candy?

Are you keeping track of your health?

Write it down and you will do the right thing... here's the magic:

Video Tip-- Stop Bugging Them!!

We want our loved ones to live healthy and be healthy, but somtimes our "reminders" can do more harm than good..

Video Tip- Where did the motivation go?

Trying to stick with it? Trying to stay healthy? Losing steam?  Check this out:

So you've lost that lovin feeling...

You've done it- you made the decision to get moving on that diet or exercise program. It feels great to be so motivated. But much like the Righteous Brothers song- you now found you've lost that loving feeling for sticking with it.

Memorial Day - Which Path Will You Take?

Memorial Day Weekend. What does it mean to you? For many of us it means welcoming in summer and an excuse to party. So as you plan the menu of chips, dip, hot dogs and beer, you probably don't have healthy snacks and a good gym workout as top priorities. Holidays are a dangerous time because they are a great excuse to not engage in health related habits.

Are You Ready For Summer?

Summer is just around the corner. Remember when you said you were going to exercise more this year to get in shape for summer? Did that exercise program somehow fade away? Well, fear not, because we are going to get you back on track.

Video of the Week-- Junkfood at the Office

You know what's going to happen right after Halloween- right?  The candy is going to somehow magically appear at your office... What are you going to do?

Mondays Tip-- Halloween Control

Halloween is a great time for the kids, but it can be a very tough time if you are trying to stick with a diet or trying to keep your kids eating healthy. With candy everywhere. Sticking with a healthy diet can be next to impossible. So what can we do? Does anyone have the willpower to resist all that candy?