Regular exercise is one of the easiest ways to feel better both physically and mentally. Exercise can help us look better by losing weight or maintaining a healthy weight, and it can decrease the risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes. Physical activity can also help ward off …

I often find I am absolutely exhausted halfway through the day. I find myself yawning and wanting nothing more than a long nap, but that’s usually not an option. It seems like I’ve become a real-life example of those “sleepy” people on late-night commercials for energy drinks and dietary supplements. …

It’s all-too-easy to reach for a plate of cookies or a huge bowl of macaroni and cheese when you had a rough day. I know that I am 100 percent guilty of eating poorly for all the wrong reasons. I find myself eating when I’m in a bad mood or …

When I was in the third or fourth grade, my elementary school music teacher Mr. Boyd taught my class a catchy little jingle.* I still remember after all these years: You’ve got to accentuate the positive Eliminate the negative Latch on to the affirmative Don’t mess with Mr. In-Between! You’ve …

Once associated with rather embarrassing products, fiber is now recognized as an important part of our diets. We’ve all seen advertisements for high-fiber breakfast cereals and fiber-rich snack bars, but most of us don’t completely understand the importance of adding fiber to our diets. What’s Fiber? Dietary fiber is a …

Some people refer to themselves as religious while others prefer to call themselves spiritual and that got me thinking—what’s the difference? Religion typically refers to a set of beliefs that involves worship of a God or higher power, while spirituality can be thought of as a set of values which a …

It’s all too easy for exercise to become monotonous—taking the same route through your neighborhood on your nightly walk, staring at the same photo on the wall in front of your treadmill each morning, or watching the same perky instructor on an exercise DVD every day is enough to make …

Yoga, a combination of breathing exercises, physical postures, and meditations, has been practiced for more than 5,000 years. Yoga is a form of Hindu spiritual practice in India but it has evolved into a popular form of physical exercise in the Western world. Yoga continues to gain recognition in the …