Apr 20, 2016 | Blog, Exercise
High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) workouts are the latest workout trend for good reason. These quick workouts improve your heart health, help you burn more calories and can be done using the exercise of your choice. An All-Out Effort High intensity interval...
Apr 13, 2016 | Blog, Weight Maintenance
Cutting out sugars and fats may seem like the easiest way to keep your New Year’s resolution to shed those unwanted pounds, but eliminating these substances entirely isn’t good for your health. Instead, focus on choosing healthy sugars and fats that will help you...
Apr 6, 2016 | Blog, Food Portions, Mental Healthy, Stress Management
If you’re one of the 1 in 5 Americans who experience extreme stress, you could also be one of the millions who experience depression or anxiety disorders. Stress and depression appear to be a Catch-22: people who are stressed often engage in unhealthy behaviors, such...
Mar 30, 2016 | Blog, Cholesterol Management, Heart Health
Bad cholesterol is a sneaky risk factor (sometimes invisible to the naked eye) that everyone should be aware of. It doesn’t discriminate and can be found in people of all shapes and sizes, ages, races and genders. Like many health topics, understanding cholesterol is...
Mar 23, 2016 | Blog, Insomnia
Sleep brings about unconscious bliss, helps the body regenerate and allows the brain to process and retain memories from the day. Yet, a recent study found that 1 in 3 Americans aren’t getting the recommended 7 hours of sleep per night. The technical name for this...
Mar 16, 2016 | Blog, Stress Management
There are two types of stress: there’s the good kind, which motivates you and can help you stay focused in an emergency. The “fight or flight” response is considered good stress because it launches your body into survival mode when you need it. Then there’s the bad...