Health in a Hurry! Blog

I'm anticipating my holiday travel to visit my family. My mother always makes a BIG batch of her yummy homemade chocolate chip cookies.  Growing up,  homemade chocolate chip cookies were one of my main food groups. No  wonder I shopped for clothes in the “husky”...

          It’s rare that I start my day without a cup of coffee. It’s probably more out of habit than anything else, but I do like the little extra jolt I get from my morning caffeine fix. And some research has shown that a small amount...

          I like to talk about tackling bad food habits as if they are actually addictions – because in some cases, I think they really are. But today, I’d like to bring your attention to another kind of addiction that is sweeping the nation – at...

          Have you ever been on a diet and gained weight instead of losing it? You work really hard, depriving yourself of yummy treats and hitting the gym every day, but the scale defiantly tells you you’ve gained five pounds. Sigh. So, where did you go...

          Doesn’t it seem like excuses come easy when it’s time to go to the gym or work out? Just ask yourself this: Would you use that same excuse if it were shopping or a Swedish massage was on your agenda instead of exercise? Probably not....

        There’s an old saying that is often quoted. “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” Who uttered such wise words? Why, it was Hippocrates; the man who is known as the father of modern medicine. We’ve come a long way from there, though;...

        “One lives in the hope of becoming a memory.” That’s a nice quote from Antonio Porchia, but what happens when we start forgetting? As we get older, many people find that their memories aren’t as reliable as they once were – and I’m no exception....

          Want to know how to burn fat from dusk to dawn? No, you don’t have to quit your job and work out every minute of the day. Actually, you’re probably already burning more fat than you realize. You see, your body doesn’t care whether you’re...

          If you really want to look lean, there’s one surefire way: Adopt a healthy lifestyle. But there are times when you just can’t wait for the results of all your hard work to show up. Maybe you have a reunion or a date and you...