When life gets busy, finding time to exercise often feels like a daunting challenge. Early mornings are hectic, workdays are mentally and physically draining, and evenings are a blur of obligations. It’s no wonder many professionals feel like there’s no room left for fitness. But here’s the good news—staying active...
When Someone Wears Cologne…
I'm one of those rare people who don't like to smell cologne. I don't like perfume much either. I guess that makes me a cheap date? It's not that I don't like it, it's just that as I am getting older, I am getting more sensitive to the smell and...
Celebrate Smarter: Nutrition Tips for Mastering the Holiday Party
Here are some of our favorite tips for keeping your diet in check this holiday season shared to us by Coca-Cola and registered dietician Nutritionist and Certified Diabetes Educator Melissa Herman Dirks (@EatSmartRDN). It’s the time of year when office parties, family holiday celebrations and get-togethers are filling up your...
Product Review: Garden of Life Perfect Food Super Green Formula
I met the people from Garden of Life at the recent Blogher conference in Chicago. I had never heard of the company before but they claimed to have all natural supplements and offer a wide variety of products. I requested a sample of a few different products and they sent me...
Teacher’s Pet or Scurvy Elephant? by Cloris Kylie Stock
A scurvy elephant. This term might mean nothing to you unless you’ve listened to Dr. Wayne Dyer’s lectures. Dr. Dyer usually tells the story about the day he told his foster mom that the teacher had called him “scurvy elephant.” When the foster mom called the school, she learned that...
Top 10 Most/Least Healthy Cities From Foursquare
Foursquare recently released its 2nd annual list of most and least healthiest cities. * Foursquare has looked at data from more than 3 billion check-ins to determine the healthiest eaters in the country based on *check-ins to healthy spots like juice bars, salad shops, yoga studios, tracks and gyms over...
What Women Really Feel As Their Looks Change
Hilary Topper ON AIR Hilary Topper interviews Vivian Diller, Ph.D. Author of Face It: What Women Really Feel As Their Looks Change Dr. Diller is a clinical psychologist who has been researching and writing about aging in contemporary culture for over 20 years. She serves as an expert on this...
On Being Positive…
I love meeting positive people. When I meet them, I can feel their aura, their positive energy. Unfortunately, there are not many of these positive people. I remember growing up, my mother used to call these people “polyanna’s” or “phonies.” She used to tell me that they had their head...
Book Review: The Digest Diet by Liz Vaccariello
If you’re like most people, you find yourself on a diet all the time. You lose weight and then a few months later, you gain it all back and then some. It’s a constant struggle to try to keep the weight off. And, as you get older, it gets harder...
Book Review – Stick with Exercise for a Lifetime By Robert Hopper, Ph.D.
Every New Year, tens of millions of people set a goal to exercise on a regular basis. Many join a gym or a fitness facility and for the first month or two stick with it until there is an excuse. Once they miss the gym with one excuse, it’s easy...