Body fat percentage: What is this and why should you care? Body fat percentage is one of the many important factors that go into our overall state of health and fitness. It is arguably more important, even, than height-weight ratio. Body fat percentage is why I might weigh much more than someone else who is the identical height and wears a... Read more
I love Halloween. No, wait...let me rephrase: I LOVE Halloween! The dressing up, the parties, the gobs and gobs of free candy. Plus, my birthday is the day before so birthday cake, ice cream and extra attention have always been part of my Halloween package too. What's not to love? The bulk of my trick-or-tricking career was in... Read more
Last month, I began writing about my views on the current trend of "Mommy Makeovers". This is a topic close to me, as a 30-something mother of two surrounded by friends and sisters who are in the same stage of life. My strong belief is that, while physical appearance is important, the outward is firmly rooted in what comes from... Read more
Everyone knows that when you are on a diet, regular soda just isn't on the menu. But order up a diet soda, have as many as you want, and you are doing a great job, right? Well, maybe not so much. There is, and always has been, a lot of press surrounding diet sodas and artificial sweeteners (which are what give diet soda its sweet taste).... Read more
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