Nutrition & Fitness


Weekend Warriors: Prevent Injuries

Are you a weekend warrior? You are if your work and family demands keep you from exercising on a regular basis, so you make up...

May 1, 2014 / 3 min read


The Cost of Eating Right

Making improvements to your food choices can require making adjustments to foods familiar to you. As I work with individuals and help guide them on...

April 17, 2014 / 3 min read


Take Charge of Your Bone Health

It’s true that osteoporosis is quite common – about 10 million people in the U.S. and more than 200 million people worldwide have the disease,...

April 16, 2014 / 3 min read


Quick, Tasty Fish and Seafood Holiday Recipes

This week I thought I’d put together a few quick, tasty fish and seafood recipe ideas for you to enjoy with friends and family over...

April 10, 2014 / 3 min read


Does Gluten Affect the Brain?

There’s certainly been a lot of talk about gluten. That’s because many experts believe that more than 50 percent of Americans are gluten sensitive to...

April 9, 2014 / 3 min read


Avoid Common Cycling Injuries

But caution often goes out the window as motorists, distracted by smartphones or not fully alert, collide with cyclists. The result can be fatal even...

April 4, 2014 / 3 min read


De-Mystifying Common Health Myths

Common health myths can run in families and across cultures for generations. Most primary doctors and family practice physicians are quite familiar with many of...

April 1, 2014 / 4 min read


Eat Your Vitamins

People growing up in the early 20th century were likely told to eat their vegetables.  As people turned to technology and “quick fixes” became the...

March 31, 2014 / 2 min read


Healthy Farro con Pollo

Recently I decided to make a healthier version of a very popular Latin dish, Farro con Pollo.  Farro is a whole grain that is an...

March 27, 2014 / 3 min read


Obesity and Cancer – A Growing Connection

The news has been filled with stories that tout the U.S. as one of the most obese nations in the world.  The U.S. ranked number...

March 17, 2014 / 2 min read