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Detour Ahead – How to successfully navigate life’s setbacks
“DETOUR AHEAD” reads the sign on my route to work. This road, IN 26, has been closed for the past six months due to ongoing construction. It now takes me an hour to get to work instead of the usual 45 minutes. Unfortunately, it also means I lose 15 minutes of sleep...
10 Ways Exercise Can Improve Your Quality of Life
What is quality of life? We often hear of "improved quality of life" in different contexts. For example, a job may promise an improved quality of life. Or a medication may be touted to improve your quality of life by treating a specific condition. Or you may have...
10 Tips to Prevent Exercise Injuries
Earlier this year, I sustained an injury to my right shoulder from exercise. Twenty years of regular exercise, and this was the most significant injury I ever sustained. What could I have done differently to prevent this? Watching fitness enthusiasts, whether in...
Change your Mindset towards Exercise
I used to be that lady who would drive around the Walmart parking lot for 10 minutes, looking for a parking space close to the entrance. God forbid that I park further and endure the 5-minute walk to the door! Unfortunately, many women follow this trend that...
Exercise: A Path to Better Health for Women Over Forty
How is exercise a path to better health for women over forty? Let’s consider this. If you are a woman in your forties or older, you, or someone close to you, has at least one of these conditions: 1) Prediabetes/Diabetes 2) High Blood Pressure 3) High Cholesterol...
Which Diet, if any, is Best for You?
Which diet is the best one for you? It is amazing how many types of diets you can find online, in print, and everywhere else. It is pretty easy to follow one diet until another one comes along that promises even more impressive results. But, as you may have realized,...
Meal Replacement Products: Yay or Nay?
As a physician and health coach, I am often asked about meal replacement products, including shakes, powders, energy bars, and performance enhancers. Now, do you absolutely need meal replacement products? The answer is no! Not if you know all the appropriate servings...
14 “Plus” Reasons to Consider Intermittent Fasting
First, what is Intermittent fasting? It is an eating schedule that alternates periods of eating with periods of fasting. Some people call it intermittent fasting diet, but this is not a diet per se. It is more of an eating plan. You should consider intermittent...
12 Reasons Every Woman Over 40 Should Strength Train
Strength training involves exercising muscles against resistance to build muscle mass, strength, and endurance. Incorporating strength training into your health and fitness regimen will help create a healthier, happier you. Strength training not only builds stronger muscles but helps build a stronger heart and a smarter and more confident you. If you are a woman over 40 and on the fence about strength training, here are 12 reasons to make you jump over that fence.