The New Year is a great time to make resolutions about improving your health and wellness, but as we all know, it can be really tough to stick to your resolutions, especially when it’s January and it’s cold outside. But now that spring is here, perhaps it’s a good chance to revisit some of the top health and wellness trends for 2012 and see how these fit into your lifestyle for the rest of the year.

Read the full post on Top Health Trends for (the rest of) 2012.

A few weeks ago my wife and I watched a really inspiring documentary with a depressing title: “Fat Sick and Nearly Dead.” The documentary tells the story of Joe Cross, a man from Australia who was overweight, in his forties, unhealthy, and on steroidal medication to treat an auto-immune disease related to his diet and weight. Joe was a fun-loving guy who loved to eat, and it showed – unfortunately he had gotten to a point in life where he was in constant discomfort and facing the prospect of long-term damage to his health (and long-term reduction in his life expectancy).

Read the full post on Wellness lessons from “Fat Sick and Nearly Dead”.

Do you want to improve your health? Do you want to lose weight, get physically fit, or help counteract the effects of various health conditions like high blood pressure or diabetes? What if we told you that there was an easy treatment already available to you that could help reduce your health risks and improve quality of life at almost any age, with almost any health condition?

Dr. Mike Evans, a specialist in preventive medicine, made an amazing YouTube video discussing what is the #1 thing you can do to improve your health (the video is below).
He discussed an amazing, simple treatment that has been proven to have the following beneficial effects on people’s health:

Read the full post on What’s the #1 thing you can do to improve your health?.

By Real Age

You’ll be fitting into those skinny jeans in no time if you adopt this simple habit: pay with cash.

Yep, when you hit the grocery store, just leave your credit card — and debit card — at home. A recent study revealed that paying with cash instead of plastic seriously quells the temptation to load up the shopping cart with belly-padding junk food.

Read the full post on Boost Your Junk-Food Resistance with This Simple Plan.

How a Food Diary Helps to Lose Weight Fast

1. By Eliminating the Ability to Underestimate How Much You Eat

Using a journal to track what is being eaten and the quantities of the foods being digested eliminates guess work. Approximately twenty five percent of dieters underestimate their daily calorie intake. Since a major goal is to consume less calories, accurately knowing what is being consumed is vital.

2. By Knowing What Causes You To Eat More

Read the full post on The Importance of a Food Diary for Weight Loss.

Did you know?
Soda and pop, also called soft drinks, are the number 1 source of added sugars in the U.S. Having just two 12 ounce regular soft drinks a day could add 30 pounds of weight in one year.

Steps to take
Limit regular soda. Drink water instead.

Secrets of the physical game.

Okay, so you may not get $4500 for this deal, but you will get a lifetime of happiness.

Is it time for you to take a small action step towards trading in your old, fuel guzzling, poor performing vehicle?

Whether you realize it or not, that multimillion dollar body can perform like a Ferrari with just one quick turn of the ignition. That’s all it takes to get your tires rolling and move your body into the right direction.

Here is a list of choices you can start with – pick one!

Read the full post on Turn in Your Clunker.

Did you Know?
Control serving sizes. Don’t super size! Improvise.
Steps to Take
Use smaller plates to make it look like you are getting more! Share a restaurant meal or take half home for lunch or dinner the next day.

The bane of many dieters is weighing themselves daily to see progress. An acceptable weekly weight loss, however, is about 2 pounds. That’s an average of 4.6 ounces per day, which most scales cannot register.