Heart Month: What Matters in Preventing and Managing Chronic Diseases
February 3, 2011 – With more than 80 million people in the United States living with some form of heart disease, 5.3 million with Alzheimer’s and 46 million with arthritis, it is easy to believe that such chronic diseases are an inevitable part of aging.
The Joyful Wisdom in Living Contentment: Giving Thanks
November 24, 2010 - Reading in the living room, I was enchanted by the ideas expressed by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche in his book Joyful Wisdom: Embracing Change and Finding Freedom. (I would have read more, but my husband had the television remote control and switched on the football game.)
Eight Myths about Exercising
October 29, 2010 - We’ve all done it: made excuses for not exercising. But do our excuses really hold water? Here are eight common exercise myths. Clearing up the misinformation can help keep us on track with our commitment to building a healthy lifestyle.
10 Ways to Outsmart Food Cravings
August 2, 2010 - If you want to look like Sharon Stone or Cameron Diaz (or like your former self at 25), you can’t give in to impulse eating. Losing weight and keeping it off require effective management of food cravings that can easily undermine plans to eat healthfully.
Avoiding These Five Mistakes Will Take Your 'Breadth' Away
May 17, 2010 - If you’ve tried and failed to lose weight, you may be imprisoned by outdated ideas. Are you willing to change your beliefs about weight loss and fitness to achieve your goals? Look at these five mistaken viewpoints to see if they are sabotaging your efforts:
Use Your Skills to Build a Healthier America: One Community at a Time
March 29, 2010 - More young adults ages 20 to 45 are suffering disabling strokes than ever before. Almost 6 million hospitalizations each year are due to cardiovascular disease. And there is an epidemic of diabetes among children and teens, reports the National Institutes of Health. These and other alarming trends are the result of a harsh reality: two-thirds of American adults and one-third of American children are overweight or obese, according to government statistics.