• Reducing Stress and Getting the Proper Amount of Sleep may Help in Weight Loss

    Looking to lose a few pounds?  Maybe adding reducing stress and getting the right amount of sleep to your weight loss regimen is the key.

  • Movie theatre popcorn, ouch! C’mon, of course you knew.

    Does anyone still eat movie theatre popcorn?  Well… just know what it is you’re eating.

  • Better Food Labels?

    Food labels are rather confusing.  Maybe some highlighting will help. CSPI wants to update our food labels to make them more clear and add emphasis to what it considers most important.

  • Surprise, declining activity during the work day contributes to the American Obesity Epidemic!

    Do we really need a “Study” to inform us that  a lack of activity during the workday, along with poor eating habits and our sedentary lifestyle, contributes to the alarming  obesity in America.  Now, about 1/3 of all Americans are considered obese.

  • “Functional Foods” – What’s the Hype?

    Are foods categorized and marketed as “functional foods” really any healthier and nutritionally superior to other like foods?  Read on to explore the food labeling controversy.

  • Is Sitting a Lethal Activity?

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    According to researcher Dr. James Levine, sitting is a lethal activity whether you are morbidly obese or marathon-runner thin.

  • Keep Moving People!

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    Surprise, taking it easy is not the best treatment for chronic fatigue, exercise and behavior therapy are.

  • As If We Didn’t Know, Exercise Can Keep Us Young

    Research supports the well know notion that exercise keeps us young – or at least, it keeps rats young.

  • Our moms’ were and are right; eat your vegetables!

    More research suggests that vegetables are preventative in regards to cancers and other degenerative diseases.  A new lifestyle diet, termed  the “epigenetic diet” does not sound so new to me.  So, if you are eating enough vegetables regularly in your diet, great.  If not, start or check out the Juice+ Plus banner on our home page.

  • Walk Smarter, No Matter Your Age

    Once again, the evidence establishes that exercise – aerobic exercise – promotes healthy brain function.  Improvements and brain (neuron) growth occur with moderate amounts of exercise and in aging populations.