Health Tips for the Men in your Life

Health Tips for the Men in your Life

Yes, some of the following health tips can be applied to women as well, such as eating well, exercising and ending unhealthy habits.  However, men tend to be more reluctant to incorporate this advice into their lives.  Is this due to feelings of invulnerability and 

Macros and MagicKitchen

Macros and MagicKitchen

The good news is that “macros” does not refer to macroeconomics…unless you’re into that, then it’s bad news, but who’s into macroeconomics…honestly.  “Macros” in this instance refers to macronutrients, or the things you eat and in this case the things you eat are broken into 

12 Super-foods for Women

12 Super-foods for Women

OK ladies, this one’s for you.  Yes, I’ve written plenty of posts about super-foods, but this one is specifically for those of the female persuasion, the fairer sex, those of you from Venus (and resemble her as well), those made with sugar and spice and 

Stay Woke Regarding Your Health this Holiday Season!

Stay Woke Regarding Your Health this Holiday Season!

Yep, I just went there.  I just appropriated a social trope (stay woke) in order to help you stay healthy over the holidays.  For those of you still dozing out there, “stay woke” is a social/political term that refers to being aware of various forms 

Seven Possible Reasons for Overeating

Seven Possible Reasons for Overeating

We’ve all done it on occasion…sat down with a quart of Haagen-Dazs, been forced to undo our pants at the buffet table, scarfed down two Whoppers at a single sitting, or split and licked our way through an entire container of Oreos while watching a 

The Keto Diet: Why All the Fuss?

The Keto Diet: Why All the Fuss?

We tend to follow trends and, with regard to diets, this very much holds true.  Currently, the new trendy trend among diets is what’s known as the ketogenic, or keto, diet.  Look on magazine covers while standing in the grocery checkout lines, diet and/or food 

Our 1,200-Calorie Meal Plan and Exercise: Your Weight Loss Solution

Our 1,200-Calorie Meal Plan and Exercise: Your Weight Loss Solution

It’s the most common refrain heard by those seeking to lose weight, “eat less and exercise.”  And there’s a very good reason for that.  It works.  Burn more calories, per day, than you take in and you’ll lose weight.  Is it really that simple?  Yes 

Four Reasons to go Dairy Free

Four Reasons to go Dairy Free

As humans, we are the only mammals on the planet that consumes milk from another species throughout our lives.  Every other mammal ends their consumption of milk after being weaned, but we continue to consume milk and milk-based products through adulthood.  We have been told 

Fake it ‘til You Make it: How to Think Like a Thin Person.

Fake it ‘til You Make it: How to Think Like a Thin Person.

OK, you might not currently be classified as a thin person, but that should, in no way, preclude you from thinking like one.  In fact, research has shown that it will assist you in becoming one with a little patience and re-configuring how you think 

The Mediterranean Diet: Best Summer Meals

The Mediterranean Diet: Best Summer Meals

Or, The Mediterranean Diet: if you don’t know, you better ask someone.  For those of you that need to ask, the Mediterranean Diet has been around since the 1960s and stemmed from some research into why people from that region had lower instances of cardiovascular