Weight Loss And You

The average human head weighs 12–15 pounds — hat tip to the kid from “Jerry Maguire” — and the typical workday tapping on a computer or phone draws our focus and our head forward so we can look down. As that happens, the upper trapezius, shoulders and neck lengthen and tense to support the weight […]

We’re a society of snackers, using quick grab-and-go bites to get us through long, hectic days. For example, 1 in 6 adults gets more than 40% of their daily calories from snacks alone. Serving as meal replacements and filling the gaps in our days when there isn’t enough time to cook, snacks help curb appetite, […]

Meal prep is touted as one of the best ways to help us cook healthier meals more often, but there are more tactics leading up to the meal-prep stage that can help, too. Fortunately, even on busy weeknights, supermarket shortcuts can trim the time required to put a nutritious meal on the table. Set yourself […]

I travel a fair amount and sometimes I’d arrive at my destination feeling and looking a bit bigger than I did before leaving home, which left me wondering: What happened to make me feel like I suddenly gained 10 pounds? When you fly, the increased altitude causes the pressure in the airplane to decrease and, […]

‘It’s not over until I win.’ This was the Les Brown quote Charlotte Kooima had written on her arm during her first Half Ironman triathlon. And for the 46-year-old, crossing the finish line was most certainly a personal victory. Inspired by her sister’s 1998 marathon finish, Kooima embarked on her own marathon journey that same […]