Weight loss supplements simply don’t work. That’s why! There’s no escaping it, exercise is the key. A recent analysis of pills promoting weight loss showed all their claims are pretty much bunk. We knew this, right? Intellectually we knew it. Emotionally we still can’t help but want it to be the pill that will save us. Today […]
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Is Tough Love Right For Your Health?
By Gillian Pieper | Published:We were sent this tough love photo on Facebook today. Do you agree? In truth there are people who really crave this start over approach. Some feel they need a clean slate from which to grow — nothing wrong with that. But, really, I have to ask, is there anyone out there who never thinks of better […]
Read moreSmall Wins Curb Pain
By Gillian Pieper | Published:There is a pervasive prescription drug advertisement on TV that starts by co-opting Newton’s laws by saying: “an object at rest tends to stay at rest. An object in motion tends to stay in motion.” It’s one of those marketing moments of genius as we all nod and affirm with a hearty “I hear that!” […]
Read moreOrange You Glad It’s Almost Spring?
By Gillian Pieper | Published:The key word here is almost. What we still love about winter, while it lasts, is the access to juicy citrus. As Winter wanes, take a last-minute chance to get your share of oranges and grapefruit in particular. New research out of the UK reaffirms the healing power of both, particularly in their ability to […]
Read moreLeap Your Heart into Action!
By Gillian Pieper | Published:We’re in a leap year, leaping out of national heart month and into, well… Where exactly? The question from PATH is where are we leaping? Into Spring, right? The skies are getting brighter morning and night. Why Daylight Savings is only 12 days away (yeah, count ’em) and the official date of spring just a mere seven days further out. […]
Read moreBe a Hearty Healthy Diva!
By Gillian Pieper | Published:“One sees clearly only with the heart.” – Antoine De Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince The celebration of the heart is in the home stretch. With just five days left in February’s heart month we ask you to challenge yourself. Heart disease is the number one killer of women in America today. It beats all forms of cancer […]
Read moreBurn Calories Burn – All Day Long
By Gillian Pieper | Published:“Every blade of grass is a study; and to produce two, where there was but one, is both a profit and a pleasure.” – Abraham Lincoln Prolific researcher and well known exercise physiologist, David Nieman, DrPh, FACSM, has given us another window into heart healthy weight-loss, assuming we manage our diet properly, and we’re up […]
Read moreBoost Your Wellness with “D”
By Gillian Pieper | Published:The right dietary nutrients are key to heart health and one, in particular, could be the entry way to the fountain of youth! Reporters dubbed 2011 the year of Vitamin D thanks to a plethora of rich, robust studies on the so-called “sun vitamin.” From the immune system, to cancers, heart disease, diabetes, neurological disorders […]
Read moreLove is in Your Heart Healthy Brain
By Gillian Pieper | Published:It is just a sweet old fashioned love song, or is romance necessary to help keep us healthy? Love, yes. Romance? It doesn’t hurt. Love, defined as connection, loyalty, caring and compassion, is the sentiment we feel from a myriad of social interactions. When we feel these things, a brain chemical called “Oxytocin” floods our […]
Read moreGetting Cheesy with Cheese
By Gillian Pieper | Published:Cheers! Cheese may not be a big risk to your heart. Roughly 10 years ago we began to see promising research that cheese, though full of animal fat, might not wreak the same havoc as other dairy products. Could our dreams be coming true? Research is now indeed robust on this topic and a good […]
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