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Want to feel better? Drop acid.

No no no, not the acid your college roommate accidentally took on that road trip to OSU that one time. I’m speaking of your acid/base balance or pH. This is a simple concept and does not require a slide rule, calculator or quantum physics so just relax.  Your pH is a simple measure of acid and its opposing counterpart, base, on a simple scale of 1 to 14. A pH of 1 is very acidic and a pH of 14... [Read more]

Flu Treatment a Hoax: The Tale of Tamiflu

New reports indicate that the popular drug Tamiflu is 'no better than a placebo' for fighting H1N1 which means billions of tax payer dollars have swirled down the drain. Fake studies, missing data and psychiatric episodes round out this latest tale. My dear readers, I feel a duty to report to you some information that has just recently come to light which causes me to retract a recommendation I... [Read more]

Diet & Exercise But Still Can’t Lose Weight? 5 Possible Reasons

This is the battle cry for far too many people. As we near the end of our Holiday Challenge, I wanted to address anyone out there who has played by the rules yet failed to reap the fruits of their efforts. This blog exists to support healthy habits and help teach you how to navigate some of the tricky decisions and dilemmas that await us in today’s synthetic world. We tend to focus on diet, exercise... [Read more]

The Guts to Overcome. Let’s Do It Together

Well gang, it's post Christmas and I hope that the holiday spirit will continue to live in you and shine all year long, but it's the holiday celebrating that needs to be addressed for many of us. I sit here presently feeling like Santa's proverbial bag of coal. I ate whatever I wanted on Christmas and I ate often. I attacked the chocolate and cookies like an inmate on death row. The day after Christmas... [Read more]

(14#) An Unpopular Superhero

Resistance training.  Those two simple words often send women running faster that the words “spring cleaning.” I also see some men beyond a certain age suddenly become allergic to the idea of picking up heavy things. Well folks, I’m here to tell you that good old fashion resistance training has received a face-lift and may look different than you remember but the heart of this age-old exercise... [Read more]

(#13) The Mother Load

Oh my goodness did I hit the mother load. I went to our local community Christmas celebration last night with the family and was crushed by an avalanche of cookies. Fortunately I was up to the task and was able to eat my way out. It’s amazing how life finds it’s own balance. I was just talking about my credit in the calorie bank and now this weekend I ate all my savings. A beautiful celebration... [Read more]