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Your Body the Machine. Changing Perspectives.

With the New Year upon us I thought I should throw my hat in the ring and chime in on weight loss as a New Year's resolution. I personally don't like the term or mindset of ‘weight loss.’ I prefer to think of it as one comprehensive plan of ‘maximum wellness.’ A strategy for peak performance for one of the greatest machines ever created (your body) with which weight loss is just one of many... [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]

The Right Stuff: An Interview with Tim McCrossen

Q. What do you get when you combine an experienced Chiropractic Physician, an Olympic Bobsledder, a 12-time NCAA Track All-American, and a cutting edge Fitness Trainer? You get Tim McCrossen, Healthy Alter Ego’s newest contributor. That’s right, I’m pleased to announce that to help us kick off the New Year with an even healthier start, Tim has joined the HAE team. Tim will share insights and... [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]

Once Morbidly Obese, Now Free Fitness Trainer

As many look to the New Year with renewed hopes of health and fitness, most of us haven't attempted to kick off the year by organizing a free 5k walk.  But then again, most of us haven't walked in the shoes of Anthony Reed. This formerly morbidly obese man, who once topped the scales at 591 pounds, is now a 220 pound certified fitness trainer offering his services free of charge to help change the... [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]