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Beer, Chocolate, Coffee, & Wine

4 Things that are ‘bad’ for you yet ‘good’ for you. Beer – The newest bad kid on the block, beer has long been overshadowed by its healthier alcoholic cousins. While no one’s suggesting you switch that glass of antioxidant-rich Pinot Noir for a tall glass of lager-there’s still that beer gut...

Do you sit or stand ?

Do you work 8 hours a day at a desk, or maybe even longer hours? Then the bus or train ride home along with the drive home from the bus or train station only to sit on the couch and watch tv?  Well with all that sitting your waist line...

Live to be 100

So you want to outlive family and friends huh?! Well if you makes changes in your daily life today, you’ll be able to reach that goal. Start flossing, stop smoking, drink wine, and be outgoing are a few of the ways to help reach that goal a study in Denmark...

Pizza, Soda and P90X

Yup! Pizza, Soda and P90x no mistype with the title, maybe other places throughout this website but not there. Sad but true. I have owned p90x for  well over a year, and all I have done is look at it, and let it collect a nice layer of dust. When...

The Water Diet… as I call it.

Back in June when I got a phone call from the Corrections Department for a new job I knew I would be going to the doctor for a stress test, and getting blood work done and such. After all the tests and background checks and such I got the job....

On paper I'm Healthy

Well, last week I went and had a stress test done, and the doctor said I’m Healthy and passed. Now a stress test is nothing serious really, the nurse hooks all these wires to your body that are stuck to you with gel pads, that run to a main board...

How to avoid a cold this holiday season

To those non-workout types, they’re simply known as “Popeye muscles,” the bulging beauties that the old, tattooed sailor would pop to life after tipping back an invigorating can of spinach. Just as the cartoon hero would charge off to tear Brutus a new one, you should be trying to tear yourself...

Healthy for the Superbowl

Drink light beers instead of regular beers Drink diet sodas instead of regular sodas Eat non-breaded buffalo wings instead of breaded buffalo wings Eat salsa instead of sour cream based dips Eat baked tortilla chips instead of fried Eat oven-fried chicken instead of pan-fried chicken Eat sandwiches made with lean meats, mustard, and whole wheat bread...

Try These Gut-Busting Foods

Eating the right foods can actually help you lose weight. Eat more. Yes, really. But you have to nosh on the good stuff, according to the Framingham Nutrition Study. This ongoing resarch has found that women who consume 400 more calories per day and eat healthier foods are two-and-a-half times less...

Health Food: Hidden Hazards

Perhaps you’ve made changes in your diet for the sake of losing weight, lowering your cholesterol, or just for general well-being. You may be surprised to learn that some popular health foods may not be as wholesome as they seem. Tuna is awash in controversy. Tuna seems to be the perfect...