Published on Oct 31st, 2007 in Nutrition | No Comments »If you’ve got a sweet tooth the size of Texas and know that you’ve got to have a treat on a regular basis, try these sweet snacks (see below) instead of the usual candy bar or donut. They’ll help quiet those sugar cravings, as well keep your diet on the healthier side.
Mini version of [...]
Published on Oct 30th, 2007 in Nutrition | No Comments »How do you get through Halloween (and its aftermath) when you’re faced with candy at work, candy you buy for the treat-or-treaters, candy your kids bring home, and leftover candy when Halloween has come and gone?
Here are 13 tips on how to handle the candy and keep your diet healthy:
Buy fewer bags of candy.
Buy candy [...]
Published on Oct 29th, 2007 in Fun Facts | No Comments »Do you know what the most popular candy bar in the US is?
It’s Snickers!
Here are some Fun Facts about the Snickers candy bar:
Snickers was born in 1930
It was named after the Mars family’s favorite horse
Snickers was first sold for a nickel
Today, Snickers has approximately $2 billion in globals sales each year
Snickers was originally called Marathon [...]
Published on Oct 28th, 2007 in Announcements, Fitness, Health | No Comments »October 30, at 8PM on PBS, NOVA will be presenting Marathon Challenge, a television program that documents 13 individuals throughout their weeks of training for the Boston Marathon - a first for all of them - as well as the changes that occur inside their bodies via MRI, treadmill tests, heart monitoring, and other diagnostic [...]
Published on Oct 27th, 2007 in Fitness, Weight Loss | 3 Comments »Get up earlier (have your workout clothes already set out for you).
Park away from the building!
Take the stairs everywhere!
Get up and move every so often while at work.
If your place of work has a gym, use it! Some employers allow for a certain number of hours a week for exercising. Take advantage [...]
Published on Oct 26th, 2007 in Fitness, Weight Loss | 2 Comments »Exercise is like a magic pill. It does so many good things for your body, mind, and spirit. However, we often come across the question of, “How much exercise do I really need?”
Unfortunately, the answer isn’t so clear cut. How much fat you are able to burn, as well as how toned and sculpted you [...]
Published on Oct 25th, 2007 in Nutrition | No Comments »Vitamin C - It’s the trusted, good, ol’ fashioned vitamin we turn to when fighting a cold or trying to prevent one. It’s the hip and celebrity vitamin of youth-promoting facial creams and cosmetics. It’s the swashbuckling hero to the sailors (and their teeth) of years gone by.
Here’s a list of some of Vitamin C’s [...]
Published on Oct 24th, 2007 in Health | 1 Comment »Antibiotics: They’re one of the great modern, medical marvels for curing many different ailments, in my opinion.
Yet, I am concerned by their often overuse and incorrect use. Improper usage can actually help the “bad bugs” become stronger and more resistant to certain antibiotics, and to me that’s a bit concerning! Recently, [...]
Published on Oct 23rd, 2007 in Health | No Comments »What is MRSA? If you asked me this question when I was in high school I wouldn’t be able to give a good answer. I had never heard of MRSA, and it just was neither a concern of mine nor my classmates. Ask the same question today, and I bet many high schoolers would at [...]
Published on Oct 22nd, 2007 in Health | 1 Comment »Approximately 36,000 people in the United States die from influenza every year, and more than more than 200,000 have to be admitted to the hospital because of this disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The flu is no joke! I’ve had it, complete with the coughing and aches down to the bone. [...]
