Health & Wellness

Do Your Insides Spell Trouble for Your Outsides? (Part 2)

Since we now have a bigger appreciation for cell membranes and quality bouncers everywhere from part 1 of our story, let's step just inside the doors of the exclusive A-list night club called The Cell. Here we meet the next two sets of players in our tale; the brains of the place and the dancing queens. And oh…do you hear the rumbling? There might be trouble brewing outside. Player #2: The Brains... [Read more]

Do Your Insides Spell Trouble for Your Outsides? (Meet Player #1)

Whether it's sustained weight loss, a sculpted body or vibrant health, if you don't get this you won't succeed: If you're not on the inside you can't impact change. It's often true for the board room and it's certainly true for the 100 trillion cells in your body. In this simple 2-part series we’re going to examine this portion of your insides to see if it spells trouble for your outsides. Getting... [Read more]

Princess Detox: The Princess Jewelry Recall

First it was lead paint, BPA in plastic, microwave ovens, cell phones, mercury, home cleaning supplies, pesticides, melamine in formula, and now cadmium “which can hinder brain development in young children, according to recent research, and is known to cause cancer”  in princess jewelry.   With the latest recall and warnings of toxic levels of cadmium in princess adornments and jewelry... [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]

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]