You’ve probably never heard of Dr. Sarah Ballantyne but, if you’re a nutrition nerd like me, you would really appreciate her work. Dr....

I don’t know about you, but I am drinking a lot less alcohol than I did several years ago. Apart from the obvious drawbacks (impaired...

Every year I wait for bags of fresh cranberries to appear in the grocery store. I always grab extra because I know that cranberries have...

Did you know that you can control how fast your heart beats by controlling your breath? Most of the time your heart rate is controlled on...

Hundreds of thousands of years of evolution have programmed us to eat when we see food because we might not know where our next meal is...

I am reading a book about the history of walking. It is full of great quotes from famous people like Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, and...

Several years ago, I was at a blood drive. When they took my blood pressure, they told me it was high. It came as a total surprise to...

With the price of food on the rise you might be looking for some inexpensive meal options. Look no further than the canned bean aisle at...

At this time of year there are spooky skeleton decorations everywhere you look; but do you know what is really scary? More than half of...

One of the most powerful habits you can develop to ensure that you are eating better is to plan and prepare most of your meals in advance....

Every day on my way to work the announcer on my favorite radio station makes sure to mention that it is national something or other day....

Have you ever driven through the countryside and caught a whiff of a freshly plowed field? I don’t know about you, but that earthy scent...

The American Heart Association and other entities encourage everyone to “know their numbers”, and most of us know that means things like...

A few years ago, while attending the annual meeting of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, I heard Dr. Koushik Reddy ask a...

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and while the incidence of colorectal cancer has declined somewhat, there is a disturbing...

Over 70% of adults in the United States are either overweight or obese, so most of us have some weight to lose. This means that many of...

Think about how much time you spend sitting down. If you are like many Americans you spend hours every day in front of the television or...

I recently read about a woman who drop kicked a birthday cake in the grocery store because she was unhappy with the way it was...

There’s a whole lot of “pink” going on in October in honor of breast cancer awareness but orange may be a better color choice for women...

Note: This appeared in the Sauk Valley Newspapers under the title “A Cure for What Ails You: Healthier Living”. I work with some very...