What you need to know about Vitamin D: 1. We’ve heard a lot about the “power of Vitamin D,” but what is vitamin D anyway and why all the hype? Simply put, vitamin D is an essential fat-soluble vitamin—“essential”...
Active Lifestyle And Couple’s Sex Life
Does an active regimen do anything for a couple’s sex life? Great question. And the answer is “yes” and “no.” The sexual life has two pieces: mechanics (erections and stuff) and desire (libido). Good mechanics is largely a matter...
Challenge: Making A Healthy Dinner Menu For Ten Or More
Here is an idea for a dinner party that is sane and healthy on the one hand and not coercive on the other. The meal is an invisible compromise… tons of great vegetables and a great salad, so that...
Quick Tips About Weight Loss
Okay, it’s almost spring which means summer is coming, and you wouldn’t mind dropping a few pounds — fast. Try this simple, intense, 6-week 10-point sprint. 1. Make up your mind. Six weeks isn’t forever, but it’s not a...
Tips For Healthy Eating
By: Monica Bhide Nutrition research is constantly changing, but one thing remains the same: if you want to be healthy, you have to eat your vegetables, say Tammy Shames and Lyssie Lakatos, nutritionists and certified personal trainers (and authors...
Why Posture Matters At The Gym
By: Bill Fabrocini, PT, OCS, CSCS The primary purpose of the typical exercises we do in the gym (whether at home or in a club) is to reinforce good patterns of movement that we need for everyday life. Think...
