It's Flu Season Again - Protect Yourself

In addition to getting an annual flu shot, there are three main things you can do to protect yourself and your family this flu season: 1. Proper nutrition - Getting the right foods, vitamins, minerals, etc. into your body helps keep up the immune system and can be a simple way to help prevent flu from affecting your family. When it comes to eating, by the way, such a simple expedient as using

Healthy Eating and Exercise Tips

While exercise is important, it isn't much unless you can get the right nutrition. Obviously, you need to eat well at all times, but before and after workouts is an especially important time if you want to get the most out of your exercise program. I have just posted a new article on my website, NoDiet4Me.com with exactly this in mind. Click here to read my latest article on Healthy Eating

Diet To Go Meals

Normally, I am not an advocate of dieting for weight loss. However, since healthy eating is an important part of any weight loss program, I DO suggest that people consider getting professionally prepared and balanced food such as is available in the form of Diet To Go meals. You can learn more about this company and its program of delivering healthy, nutritious, delicious meals to your home or

A Little Walking for Exercise Goes a Long Way

Why does everyone make such a fuss about walking for exercise? Well, it's simple, there's almost no learning curve, requires no special equipment, can be done almost anywhere, and even a little goes a long way. Researchers at Duke University recently concluded that even a brisk walk of 20 minutes a day can protect against a condition known as "metabolic syndrome". Metabolic syndrome is a

Drink Green Tea For Heart Health?

A recent study completed in Greece indicates that drinking green tea, long advocated for many health issues, can be good for your heart. The primary effect seems to be that regularly drinking green tea can help keep blood vessels in the heart more elastic, helping them adjust to changes in blood pressure. Relaxed blood vessels means the blood flows more freely. This seems to be related to the