Category: Wellness Providers
Developing a Fitness Plan That’s Right For You
America is in the midst of a health crisis. The National Center for Health Statistics warns that 42% of Americans may end up obese by 2030 (up from 36% in 2010), and 11% could be severely obese (or roughly 100 or more pounds over a healthy weight). These numbers are frightening! It’s also been estimated [...]
May 12 Health Fair at New Hope Baptist Church
The Greater Danbury Women’s Ministries will hold the second community health fair in Danbury CT on May 12, 2012. The Greater Danbury Women’s Ministries are made up of women from several local churches (New Hope Baptist Church, Mount Pleasant AME Zion, Trinity Christian Tabernacle, St. James AME Church and Victory Christian Center) leading a collaborative [...]
So, What Happened to the Old Food Pryamid?
Good question. Actually, Congress mandates that every five years, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) are developed and released jointly by the US Department of Agriculture and the US Department of Health and Human Services to ensure that the public receives the most current, scientifically sound nutrition advice available. The Dietary Guidelines are recommendations designed [...]
Take Shape For Life
Are you feeling overweight, tired, or simply unhealthy? Have you tried to lose weight and failed? You are not alone. Millions of Americans are caught in an obesigenic world that is plagued with fast food options around every corner, poor eating habits, a general lack of activity, high stress environments, insufficient sleep, and [...]
Slower Is Faster When It Comes To Losing Weight
By Stavros Mastrogiannis Before you think I am crazy, let me prove my point. I personally know quite a few people who have lost weight and then gained all the weight back at least twice in the past 2 to 3 years. Like most people when they decided they wanted to lose weight, they wanted [...]
Why We Can’t Keep Weight Off After We Lose It!
By Stavros Mastrogiannis “Before you start on any weight loss program, read this article” These days you can’t turn on the TV or look at a magazine without seeing some ad for a weight loss product or service. One would think with all those weight loss products and services on the market today, we should be [...]
In Search of Quiet Time
By June Archer I went to the movies last week. A lot of things happen at the theater before the actual movie begins. First, there’s a whole bunch of advertisements designed to make you feel right at home in your living room watching TV – forgetting, of course, that you just paid $10.50 to come [...]
Yoga Debunked: A Guide For Real People
By Gloria Owens, Certified Yoga Teacher So you’ve heard a lot about yoga. Celebrities do it. Your neighbor probably does it. Maybe you’ve even tried a video or a Wii Fit version of a class. But perhaps you’ve also been listening to the myriad voices in your head keeping you from really diving in to [...]
