With the new year, people make resolutions in which they resolve to change an undesired trait or behavior, accomplish a personal goal, or otherwise improve their behavior at the beginning of a calendar year. The most common resolutions are losing weight, doing more exercise, quitting smoking, and saving money. Sadly, most resolutions fail within the […]
We’re gearing up for New Year’s resolutions to slim down and move more. Did you know that 45 million Americans go on a diet each year? The average adult will try 126 different diets during their life. Women give up diets after an average of five weeks, two days, and 43 minutes. It’s not personal. […]
Kirstie Alley died at 71 of cancer this week. She was an American actress and is best known for her role in the sitcom Cheers. She was a beautiful woman who struggled with weight gain and loss publicly. She became a Jenny Craig spokesperson after losing 75 lbs. but apparently regained the weight. Ms. Alley […]
Holidays are not always happy for children whose parents split up. Even as an adult, navigating holidays with divorced parents is stressful. Visiting everyone is a logistical nightmare. When you’re with one side, you feel guilty that you are not with the other side. Or, when you are with one parent, you feel a need […]
I love a traditional Thanksgiving meal with family and friends. But I don’t look forward to the bloated feeling that comes after the festivities. Depending on age, weight, and gender, most people should have somewhere between 1,600 and 2,800 calories daily. However, the average American will consume a hefty 3,000 calories on Thanksgiving for dinner […]
We can’t believe every new fad we hear about. I listened to Timothy Caulfield, a Canadian law professor, who was a keynote speaker at my professional association’s annual conference. He says misinformation is killing us and we are in the middle of an infodemic. For example, Lynn Lew, 21, filmed herself drinking her dog’s urine, […]
Buyer beware. We’ve all seen advertisements that promise weight loss. Some will claim weight loss without conventional dieting so there is no isolation, deprivation, or time required. These ads claim that they are clinically proven to be effective. “Stop Dieting. Start Losing Weight. This plan shows you how easily you can lose weight by eating […]
The 2022 United States elections are scheduled to be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. During this midterm election year, all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and thirty-five of the 100 seats in the Senate will be contested. Political yard signs are popping up everywhere. Campaign signs influence how we vote more than […]
The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting occurred on December 14, 2012, in Newtown, Connecticut, when 20-year-old Adam Lanza shot and killed twenty-six people. Twenty of the victims were children between six and seven years old, and six were adult staff members. The loss of a child may be the worst trauma a human being can […]
“Our reputation means the world to us, and we would never cheat”, lied Jake Runyan, a fisherman at a tournament. If you haven’t seen the video of Jake Runyan and Chase Cominsky at a professional fishing tournament in Ohio, you should. The tournament director cut open the winning fish and found egg-shaped weights of more […]