Month: January 2021

Choose a Diet with Foods You Enjoy

Choose a Diet with Foods You Enjoy

As all of my readers know, I am not a fan of the term “diet” to describe a plan to lose weight and/or improve health. Diets imply something that is temporary, that once the desired pounds are shed or cholesterol level achieved, you revert back 

Forest Therapy: So Much More than Tree Hugging

Forest Therapy: So Much More than Tree Hugging

Yes, while engaged in forest therapy you might hug a tree, but you will also participate in so much more. Forest Therapy has its origins in Japan, where it is referred to as shinrin yoku (translation: forest bathing), in the early 1980s. It was a response 

Intermittent Fasting and Weight Loss: Does it Work?

Intermittent Fasting and Weight Loss: Does it Work?

The next big health, fitness and weight loss thing for 2021 is here and it’s called intermittent fasting. The simple definition of intermittent fasting is going a moderate amount of time without eating on a regular basis in order to coerce the body to burn