Happy New Year! With each new year, typically comes a new set of resolutions, but very rarely do we think of these resolutions in terms of goals. If we put as much thought and effort into making new years’ “goals” instead of just “resolutions,” we just might be more likely to actually accomplish a few [...]
In 1977, when the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs issued “Dietary Goals for the United States,” their primary goal was to discourage excessive intake of food components linked to chronic disease. This was the first of many governmental attempts to influence America’s dietary choices. It can be argued that subsequent confusing [...]
In April 2010, a paper published in the Archives of Internal Medicine¹ examined individually and collectively the effects of four behaviors on mortality in adults. The behaviors examined were physical activity, diet, smoking and alcohol consumption.
We are all well-schooled and even inundated on concepts of financial management (e.g., “spend less, save more,” “don’t spend more than you make,” “pay yourself first,” etc.). But how about the concept of time management? Do we really understand it? Do we practice, or are we even aware of, good habits in this area? I [...]
“Healthy Lifestyles Are ‘In’—Magic Bullets Are ‘Out’” is the title of a recently published article on the “Life…supplemented”™ website of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN). And it’s true. For years, people have been seeking the “magic bullet,” or one habit, that would support health. But this article explains that scientific researchers now recognize that [...]
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