For a while now—years, actually—I’ve had a sneaking suspicion that I’ve got a fungal overgrowth situation going on. You might, too. If your gut microbiome is out of whack, your symptoms may include: cravings for carbohydrates and sweets. And/or longstanding constipation or eczema. Recurring urinary tract or yeast infections. Itching of the ears, anus, or
Aging well has always been my goal. In fact, for as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to live to be 100. Not just any 100, but a vibrant, satisfying kind of century-old status. I watched my father slip away—first mentally, then physically—with dementia. And I accompanied my mother as she journeyed toward her death.
(My speedy summary of this 1+ hour podcast episode on resistance training.) What’s the best way to lose weight: cardio exercise or resistance training? Knowing the frequently spouted formula for slimming down—Burn more calories than you consume.—most people choose the physical activity they believe will burn the most calories. Which means cardio activities like running, Orange Theory
Guest Post by Shari Kellems This is honest. And probably a bit dark. It’s been three years yesterday since I had surgery for cancer round 2, so it’s been on my mind. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I. Hate. It. The world pukes up pink, I suppose to show support and solidarity to those
My sleep problem? I can fall asleep just fine. But if I wake up at 3 am, dang it! Because falling back to sleep in the middle of the night is near impossible for me, I consider it my #1 sleep problem. The one thing I refuse to do when this happens is look at
Sometimes the best thing you can do for your weight is maintain the current number. For some people that means not gaining weight. For others, the goal is not to lose weight. For the last few years of her life, my mother fell into the second category. Every time we saw her doctor, he begged Mom to
For years I felt guilty for not exercising on a regular basis. I’m talking, I felt really guilty. Because I believed exercise was the way to stay fit and trim. But recently I remembered that not one, but two gym-owners, have told me: “90% of the way your body looks is not due to exercise. It’s due
by Linda Burklin Three years ago, I ended up in the hospital for an emergency appendectomy. As I was going through the admission process, the nurse asked me, “Did you know you are diabetic? And that you have sky-high blood pressure?” Well, I didn’t know—but I wasn’t surprised, either. I’ve been morbidly obese for my entire
by Cindy McKee My weight-loss story goes back three decades to the birth of my first child. For 32 years, I tried to lose the baby fat using various weight-loss plans and supplements. I rode the roller coaster of weight gain and loss. As soon as I stopped dieting, the pounds would come back with
I used to be a grocery store snob, shopping only at Giant Eagle and Kroger. I never set food inside Aldi even though I heard a lot of buzz about their “awesome produce” and “super low prices.” At the time I thought: Surely low prices mean low quality. I was so “bougie” about grocery shopping
