Discover the Secrets of Good health

Every year around the Fourth of July, my friends Rich and Chigiy throw a huge barbecue party for their friends, and for number two son Dashiell, a July 4th baby. Every year, the talented Chigiy (pronounced “chi-gee”) makes this terrific salad with Chinese napa cabbage, radishes, snow peas, toasted slivered almonds, and a sweet [...]

Let’s get serious about changing our thinking on shrinking. In this case, we’re talking about that annoying belly fat that most women suffer from after giving birth. But what you need to focus on is not just that belly fat, but also the entirety of your middle.

One of the things I despise about taking medications is how those medications can make you feel. When you are taking muscle relaxants, it can affect your performance of physical exercise.

As busy as we can be, it’s important to keep track of how you can squeeze more fitness and healthy choices into your daily habits - because remember, it’s all the little things that add up and mean something in the long run.

As sources of inspiration, these guys and gals are hard to beat. They’ve definitely turned their life around through a mix of careful eating and a healthy dose of exercise.
Now it’s time to add your name to the list.

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Fascinating research (published in the Epidemiology Journal) shows that the link between high blood pressure and BMI is a lot more tenuous that first thought.
The percentage of people who were overweight, defined as a BMI of 25 or more, increased from 39 percent to 60 percent between 1989 and 2004.
However, the association between BMI and [...]

I’ve talked about meditation here before - but I wanted to discuss more about how to meditate and why I meditate. When I was in junior high, I participated in the drama club and the speech club. We had a great teacher, her name was Mrs. Garza.