Which Type of Calories Don’t Count?

None that I’m aware of! It’s funny, though, to consider how many of us convince ourselves that somehow, certain calories are somehow not going to be recognized by the body as such. Liquid calories come to mind first off.  Having a black americano over ice is vastly different from a venti-mocha-frappe type drink, the latter […]

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Programming Your Body

I find it downright amazing when I really stop and think about what the human body can do in terms of rebuilding itself, recovering from stress or trauma and completely transforming itself….when given the proper stimuli. Surely, all of us have witnessed this in ourselves, or in a friend, family member or even from afar […]

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Moms-to-be, Get Moving!

“Increasing evidence shows that maternal obesity and excessive gestational weight gain are associated, through intrauterine exposure, with increased risk of childhood obesity”, was the opener in an article this week in the American College of Sports Medicine’s Bulletin. Nature?  Or nurture? Look- does it really matter? If a mother-to-be has poor eating habits and is […]

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