In the grocery store, you see packaging and advertisements touting gluten-free products. It can create an air of danger around gluten, but you don’t need to avoid it. Gluten isn’t necessarily bad for you unless you have a gluten allergy, intolerance, or celiac disease. It’s similar to lactose intolerance. Some people have difficulty digesting it, […]
Adding exercise to your daily routine can help your body and your brain. It’s especially beneficial for seniors. It can prevent muscle wasting that leads to weakness and bone loss. It boosts brain power and helps prevent dementia. It’s not easy growing older. You face the normal daily stressors, plus declining health due to aging. […]
If you’re feeling anxious or a little depressed, it’s easy to understand. Many people in Louisiana are experiencing it. The world may feel a little more uncertain to you or moving too fast. Maybe a recent setback has caused it. Sometimes, you simply feel down and can’t pinpoint a reason. No matter what the cause, […]
If you envision getting older means getting feeble and weak, so as you age, you do less and less, and you’re completing a self-fulfilling prophecy. Instead of being active, which would help you stay fit, you succumbed to inactivity, fearing that exerting yourself could cause injury. Rejoice that you’re getting older because it means you’re […]
Someone may have recommended you start a clean eating program to lose weight or become more fit. If you don’t know what clean eating is, you won’t know where to begin. Not all the food at the grocery is a healthy choice. Some food is nothing more than white flour and sugar with a few […]
People often tell you how important breakfast is. You hear it on TV and probably heard it from your parents or a teacher growing up. Is that true, or is it an outdated belief? In earlier days, when people had to work hard in the fields, factories, and homes, breakfast gave them the energy to […]
You can make exercise fun by doing it with others. That doesn’t necessarily mean joining a Jazzercise or other group exercise class. It could mean joining an adult sports league or meeting with people for a less formal, but consistent, sports competition. Playing, whether you’re playing softball or paintball, keeps you active. It also provides […]
If you’re from Louisiana, you know that many foods everyone loves aren’t always healthy and won’t build muscle. There are healthy foods that do build bulk that are delicious and ones you’d want to eat even if you weren’t getting stronger or bulking up. The most effective muscle-building diets are well-rounded and are higher in […]
You know you should exercise more. Your dryer keeps shrinking your pants, and getting out of your chair is harder. Starting may be your problem. How do you motivate yourself to get fit? Lack of motivation is one of the biggest reasons people don’t exercise or lose weight. They often put it off until the […]
One of the biggest groups in the workforce today is millennials. They’re the group of people born between 1981 and 1996. They’ve witnessed many changes in the workplace and how they workout. Exercising and fitness is a top priority. A recent study showed it was almost as important as family is for millennials. Since many […]