To Take Or Not To Take Fish Oil Supplements

With the latest study on fish oil supplements making it more confusing as to whether you should take a supplement or not, why not get your Omega-3 from natural foods? A few weeks ago, there was an article in the BMJ (British Medical Journal) about a recent long-term study on fish oil supplements. Researchers found that those who took fish oil supplements who had no preexisting heart disease had a 13% higher risk of having an atrial fibrillation and a 5% higher chance of having a…

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Motivation Tips that Work!

The most common reason people quit health and fitness programs is a lack of intrinsic motivation, the drive from within. But there are things you can do to find this motivation, ramp it up, and keep it consistent while you take part in your health and fitness program. I’ve found over my many years of training and coaching clients that there are three basic things you can do to keep motivated and stick with the program. 1.            Find something you want to do in the next…

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Want a New Brain? Exercise is the Key.

The key to growing new brain cells is exercise. Growing new brain cells is called neurogenesis and is important for learning and memory. Recent findings suggest it might play a role in helping diseases like Alzheimer’s and cognitive issues like depression and anxiety. Related research has even prompted those in the medical community to prescribe exercise as ‘medicine’ to help treat depression and anxiety. Neurogenesis research is on track to discovering how and why, and using it effectively. Until recently, it was thought, and taught, that…

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“This One Thing Will…” – In Health and Fitness There Is More Than One Thing Necessary for Lasting Improvements

I have noticed headlines touting “this one thing will…” usually fix whatever health, fitness, kitchen sink clog, or whatever the problem. But today, while doing some online research about the latest popular wellness topics, I came across an unusually high number of this type of headline. They were mostly about ‘fixing’ big health concerns like weight loss, back pain, and blood sugar, for example. I thought, “Do people really believe that one thing is all it takes to accomplish this big thing?” Nah, I’m sure they…

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