Avoid Being Stuffed, Like the Bird. From: Microsoft Images Why does giving thanks have to lead to food comas and indigestion?  While...

Is She Adding Years to Her Life? Image: stockimages, Freedigitalphotos.net Session Speakers: Dr. Ed Diener, leading “happiness”...

Best Green Curry Ever: I Made It! And a Snazzy Apron to Boot. I’ve been back from Thailand for almost two weeks now (time flies,...

Kayaking in Railay Bay Howdy everyone, I just returned from beautiful (and sometimes rainy) Thailand!  Two weeks of amazing fun with the...

Getting Married: A Game Changer? Image: FreeDigitalPhotos.net I’m getting married on Sunday, yay!  I’ll be away for the next few weeks...

Whole Wheat: Friend or Foe? Image: FreeDigitalPhotos.net *Warning: A long post, but please stick with me here and let me know what you...

The Brain Behind the Blog I want to provide you with a look into what’s going on in my brain (scary!) when I’m creating training programs...

A Pill a Day? Or Eat Better and Exercise? Image: FreeDigitalPhotos.net With the recent FDA approval of two new weight-loss drugs, Qsymia...

Image: FreeDigitalPhotos.net It is entirely possible to eat all day and lose weight.  The key is what you choose to eat. When you eat,...

Even Small Steps Lead You Toward Your Destination Image: FreeDigitalPhotos.net Most of us want to live a little bit better.  Be a little...

Burning Calories? Not So Much. Image courtesy of FreeDigitalPhotos.net Many of us are spending more and more time at work these days,...

Dancing…Fun For the Whole Family! Image: FreeDigitalPhotos.net For many of us, spending time with friends or family means food.  Hey,...

Is this from all day, or just dinner? Image(s): FreeDigitalPhotos.net America sure likes its dinner.  While other countries view lunch as...

Image: Ambro / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Making an exercise harder is easy: do more reps, choose a heavier weight, go faster, etc.  But some...

Image: photostock / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Obesity is an epidemic and because of this, most of the research out there focuses on weight...

Image: Ambro / FreeDigitalPhotos.net The weather is getting warmer, birds are chirping, April showers are falling and spring cleaning is...

Image: digitalart / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Newton was a smart guy.  Knew a lot about physics and why things move.  Little did he know that...

Image: imagerymajestic / FreeDigitalPhotos.net These words are used so often in the field that either myths about their meaning have...

Image: Idea go / FreeDigitalPhotos.net These words are used so often in the field that either myths about their meaning have arisen or...

Image: nixxphotography / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Over the next few blog posts, I will be discussing three of the most commonly despised,...