My beautiful massage therapist, Sandra, asked me if I thought I had arthritis in my hips. I told her that I absolutely know I do based on the fact that I am over 60 years old and that I saw it on an x-ray over a decade ago. But those are the only reasons […]
Have you tried the Sitting Rising Test? In 2002 a study was done on the link between being able to sit and rise from the floor and healthy longevity. It is called SRT (sitting-rising test) and it works like this: In bare feet and comfortable clothes cross your ankles and sit on the floor without […]
Dieting is dead. The issue of calories and weight loss is much more complicated than most people believe. While calories can be a factor, what is much more critical is WHAT you eat and WHEN you eat. Today I want to discuss the WHEN. One of the three principles of eating to be fit and […]
About a year ago or so I saw an article in the newspaper about the link between breast cancer and alcohol. The study appeared to be very solid and the results alarming. In the hoopla of pink bows, pink merchandise and fun runs for breast cancer awareness I waited for an outcry, or at […]
Fact of Life: Some people are successful, happy, well-adjusted human beings… And some are not. That is indisputable, but why? People study this stuff and there seems to be a small set of skills or habits that people who are consistently successful do consistently. In our FitLife 90 Day Challenge program, these habits are […]
– You can get all hung up in a prickle-ly perch. And your gang will fly on. You’ll be left in a Lurch. You’ll come down from the Lurch with an unpleasant bump. And the chances are, then, that you’ll be in a Slump. And when you’re in a Slump, you’re not in for much […]
What if you could become an international expert and top earner with ONE habit for only ONE hour per day? WOULD YOU DO IT? Maynard Davis posed this question to our Big Thinkers Group last week. We all said YES! And then we begged him to tell us what it was. In response, he read […]
Get more out of your cardio workouts and do it in less time! Are you one of those people who faithfully do long, steady cardio workouts? I see people at the gym running, cycling, stepping, etc, while reading a magazine, or plugged in to TV or iPod and usually with a bored, joyless expression. If […]
When you hear the word affirmations what do you think about? Often I imagine someone standing in front of the mirror saying something like, “You are one awesome human being and, by darn it, people like you!” The problem with this approach to affirmations is that it is a short road to complacency and maybe […]
Much of what ails would be better cured by food than any other method. There are many foods that can cure and perhaps eventually we will find that all real foods have some curing properties. Here are two more: Turmeric Potent anti-inflammatory Powerful anti-oxidant Reduces depression Helps prevent the buildup of plaque that can clog […]