We all know that KFC isn’t exactly the picture of health when it comes to their menu items. Yet, they are making an effort to change some of their fried food to grilled. The majority of people rolling through their drive through aren’t buying “grilled” items, so alas America continues to top the charts as [...]

The best exercises incorporate more then one muscle group.  This exercise works both your hamstrings and your core muscles.  Moving pictures allow you to see the full range of the exercise. Begin by laying on the floor on your back, arms crossed over the chest, with your heels on the exercise ball. Lift your bum [...]

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I saw these sprouted corn tortillas on a healthy cooking show.  I was confused as to why “sprouted” was so much better then regular corn tortillas.  Through my own research I found that sprouted is (of course) less processed and allows your body to absorb more minerals and vitamins.  The “over processed” foods of today [...]

Sitting in an office chair for hours at a time can lead to some really tight muscles.  It’s best to get up and move around every hour to increase circulation.  Moving around isn’t too tough but stretching with your moving would be even better.  Office workers who sit hour after hour are actually more tired [...]

The new year is here and with that billions of people will be changing the way they eat by looking at food labels.  When researching this, I found that the labels that we rely so heavily upon, are actually allowed to be false!  It turns out that the FDA allows a 20% margin of error [...]

Need some energy?  Backed up from all of that bad holiday food?  Then it’s time you considered an easy way to detox so you can get back on track for the new year and stick to your resolutions.  This easy cleanse doesn’t make you eat gross foods or require you to juice tons of vegetables. [...]

This is an advanced exercise however, it can be altered to fit any level of fitness.  If you are a beginner then you can do this exercise on the floor on your knees.  If your are intermediate, then you can do this in push up position.  If you are advance grab a ball and a [...]

The leg press has been around forever, but how many people know variations of this machine to target various parts of your body?  Here are some great tips from muscle and fitness for her.  With some added in from myself YOU WANT TO TARGET: USE THIS LEG PRESS: Rectus femoris (middle quad) 45-degree leg press, [...]

This research changes the age old myth that running is bad for your knees.  People in the gym have a huge fear of running.  I also thought that this wasn’t a good thing for knees.  However, this research from Stanford published in 2008 puts all our minds at ease. It followed middle-aged, longtime distance runners [...]