The holiday season can be stressful with food landmines around every corner! For example, at this time of year, we eat in celebration…. and in stress! Here’s the first in a series of weekly health tips to help you survive the holiday season. Healthy eating during the holidays video. For more ideas about staying healthy during […]
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Although I’ve been a dietitian since the ’70s, I really didn’t concentrate on my own fitness until 10 years ago. Like many Baby Boomer mothers, I’d put off “me time” until my youngest daughter graduated from high school. Then I invested in a personal trainer and doubled my efforts to get in shape with my
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Although I’ve been a dietitian since the 70s, I really didn’t concentrate on my own fitness until 10 years ago. Like many Baby Boomer mothers, I’d put off “me time” until my youngest daughter graduated from high school. Then I invested in a personal trainer and doubled my efforts to get my four hours of
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I’m often asked about the most important exercise and nutrition tips for Baby Boomers and seniors. Like many health professionals and speakers, I’ve come up with an acronym to make my message more memorable: INSPIRE ME! These words include much of the fitness-after-50 advice I’ve provided in other blogs, magazines and newspapers. I–Initialize your journey.
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Do I have you sitting at the edge of your chair now in anticipation? Well, I hate to burst your bubble, but there were no real winners in these two recent studies, or should I say– no real “losers.” In one article, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers sought to determine weight
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I love to eat! And I’m a big proponent of multiple feedings throughout the day, all containing protein for satiety. So I’m always looking for a satisfying, easy-to-prepare snack that fills the bill. Here are five snacks* that work for me—all with about 10 grams of protein, all under 250 calories: 1) Greek yogurt, Chobani,
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In the past two days, my husband and I have spent many hours in our garden. Our home is currently on the market, and we’re replacing and adding plants to keep the property colorful and fresh looking! I was exhausted last night (and slept well!), and woke up with a few friendly reminders of the
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At least once a week, after donning my stylish spandex shorts and flattening my hair with my padded helmet—I’m off for a bike ride! This morning, with a pleasant breeze and a combination of gentle up- and downhills, I took off with my daughter for one of our last rides together (she’s relocating from So.
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Like many older women, my mother worries about falling. She worries about falls because they lead to broken bones. Broken bones (especially hips) lead to immobility and relocation to a nursing home—a one-way trip for many elderly Americans. In fact, one in five hip fracture patients dies within a year of the injury, according to
Much to my delight, both my clothes and my scale were still my friends when I returned from a trip to the beach last week. While you can learn several proven travel/fitness strategies in my recent newsletter (sign up with my free ebook), here’s how I used serendipity to my advantage: Spin a negative into a
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