Common diet mistakes: Getting healthy "Not-to-do's"

Guest post by Paola Bassanese, from Energya Massage Therapy, voted Best Practitioner of Complementary Medicine in London.
Looking after yourself is more than healthy eating and exercise. Relaxation is key to the optimum function of all your vital organs.
Sleep can become compromised when we are stressed and studies have shown that lack of sleep or poor [...]

Does your place of residence affect how much you weigh? I always wonder that.  Does the weather play a role in people’s weight? Whenever I travel, I pay special attention to people in the airports and restaurants, how they walk, what they eat, how much they appear to weigh. I live where it’s [...]

Easter is the second biggest candy giving holiday, second to Halloween.  That being said, it can often be a huge bump (or hop) in the road for those who are trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle.  Keep in mind that it is not only the Easter basket that adds up.  Many individuals have brunches and/or [...]

Many people complain, “I work out all the time, but I’m not seeing results!”  Sound familiar? Do you find yourself saying the same thing?  Or maybe you say, “I eat so healthy, but I am not seeing results!”  Well, you may be missing a piece to your fitness puzzle.
Most people fail to realize that you [...]

Have you ever owned a Chia Pet?  Maybe you got one as a present, or thought they were so cute, you went out and bought one for yourself.  Did you know the seeds used to grow a Chia Pet is a superfood that athletes are turning to in order to increase performance?
Chia, also known as [...]

Individual nutritional needs vary throughout the different stages of our lives. Childhood and adolescence, for example, is a time of significant growth and development where proper nutrition can have a profound impact on long-term health. Special considerations should be made specifically for young athletes to ensure their nutritional needs are met.
Young athletes have high daily [...]

That’s a question, I always ask myself. Whenever I am lifting weights at my Body Pump class, or doing my Insanity or Hip Hop Abs DVD’s in the basement, I am never in sync with what the instructor is saying about breathing.
I have the uncanny knack of always breathing opposite from what is supposed to [...]

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In our current technologically-based society, we have a wealth of information at our fingertips… literally!  Not only can we get information on the Internet at home or at work, we can get this information on the go through mobile applications.  The food and fitness world is definitely not lacking in staying up to date with [...]

The old excuse of not having enough time to exercise can be thrown away…no one can use the “time” excuse anymore!  According to a study published in the Journal of Physiology, a 2.5 hour high intensity interval training (HIIT) of sprints can produce similar muscular effects as 10.5 hours of endurance training.  Of course, most [...]