Health's A ChoiceTips on Taking Control of Your Health

One of the top New Year’s resolution is to get health and sometimes added on to that resolution is loosing weight. Many gain the extra holiday 10 lbs between Thanksgiving and Christmas and the pants feel a little tight. Loosing weight can be tricky. Most diets simply cut calories but do not take into account [...]

From time to time many of us want to loose a couple of extra pounds. I thought at Dr. Chaney’s rehash of a magazine article on Six Common Mistakes to Avoid for Weight Loss is a great reminder to all of us. While most of my material for “Health Tips From the Professor” comes from [...]

I was just reading an article on a website I visit periodically. And the article was about was about a study done at University of Basque Country. Evidently they have been trying to figure out why French Women don’t get Fat. And of course it may be that they don’t eat Paula Deans wonderful home [...]

Is there hope for someone over 450 pounds to lose weight-naturally?  That was my question in May 2007.  As a home health speech language pathologist, I had allowed myself to make all the wrong choices with my health and wellness.  Drive thru restaurants, minimal exercise and mobility, limited quantities of fruits and vegetables contributed daily [...]

If you know an overweight friend you might suggest to them that they may want to increase their soy intake. If you have read any of my past blogs you will know that not every soy product is a good choice.  However a recent study in Japan that was reported in the Journal  of Nutrition [...]

I thought that the article from Lew Rockwell on the Caveman Diet was interesting. Many people I know do not do well with some forms of grain particularly gluten. However, some people are finding that the caveman diet can reduce body fat significantly. ‘Caveman Diet’ Growing Followers by Adam Watson There are plenty of guys [...]