It’s been 10 years now since Jared Fogle, better known as the Subway Diet Guy, dropped nearly 250 pounds eating Subway sandwiches. The hard part now, he says, is keeping it off, especially as we head into the season of temptations — Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Jared’s in the area today promoting the American Heart Association’s Start! Heart Walk, of which Subway is a sponsor. We caught up with him to ask for five Read the rest of this entry »
Adopting a vegetarian diet has many benefits, including reducing the risk of heart disease, stroke and cancer, while also conserving fresh water, fertile topsoil and other limited resources that go into creating a meat-based diet.
* Look at Some of Your Favorite Meals. Most people have favorite dishes that are already vegetarian or can be made so easily. If you enjoy vegetable lasagna, stir-fried vegetables or pasta primavera you can begin to transition Read the rest of this entry »
* Use those brain cells or lose them: There’s no evidence that leading a mentally stimulating life will prevent Alzheimer’s disease. But there’s lots of evidence that it will forestall the appearance of many of its symptoms — meaning that even if the brain abnormalities of Alzheimer’s disease are ravaging your brain, the “cognitive reserve” you’ve built up by staying intellectually active may allow you to function well.
Reading, puzzling out new Read the rest of this entry »
Studies show that just 30 minutes of exercise a day may help you live five years longer, so make it your mission to work in some fun family workouts to your daily routine.
Start off with something as simple as an post-supper stroll or a group bike ride in your neighborhood. And as the colder months set in, hit up an indoor pool for laps (or mommy-and-me lessons for the tiny ones), or take the kids ice skating or skiing.
You’ll all get in a great Read the rest of this entry »
Because so many New Year’s resolutions involve losing weight and/or eating more healthily, magazines and newspapers at this time of year are thick with Tips, Hints, Rules and other code words for well-meaning advice on how to do so.
This year, most of them come with the qualifier: “more economically.” The following examples are culled
, some because they seem novel or creative, others because they simply bear repeating. There Read the rest of this entry »
WEST PALM BEACH, FL, January 31, 2009
— In these tough economic times, it’s nice to know that you don’t have to join a pricey weight loss program or hire a personal trainer to shed pounds.
“You don’t have to shell out major bucks to lose weight,”claims natural health expert Jordan Rubin. (www.JordanRubin.com) The New York Times best selling author’s latest book, The Maker’s Diet for Weight Loss, recently hit newsstands nationwide and Read the rest of this entry »
The circus has come to town and brought with it some fitness experts who love clowning on the job.
The Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey Circus clowns gave seniors in the YMCAs Silver Sneakers program some fitness tips Wednesday.
Among them, how to use circus tricks to stay fit.
Gyrating 74-year-old, Joe Stockwell exclaimed, Were doing the hulla hoop and balancing.
The balancing act was performed by holding a peacock feather in the Read the rest of this entry »
NEW YORK — Most people who regain weight after losing it feel embarrassed and ashamed.
But for those who go public — writing books, appearing in magazines, leading Weight Watchers meetings — the experience can be humiliating.
“They banked their reputation on being a successful loser,” says Madelyn Fernstrom, founder and director of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Weight Management Center. “But the Read the rest of this entry »
Digging into the causes of young male heart attack yields some interesting paradoxes. We all know that exercise is good, but we’ve also heard of teenagers dropping dead on the football field or the basketball court, often victims of sudden arrhythmia death syndrome (SADS).
Experts agree that many of these cases were due to an undiagnosed abnormality that became evident with vigorous exertion. Often it turns out to be genetic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Read the rest of this entry »
Published: December 22, 2008
The year 2008 isn’t even over yet and already a stack of 2009 resolutions is staring you down like a boot camp sergeant.
Well, OK, hotshot. We’re gonna see what kind of soldier you are.
We’ve compiled a calendar to get you focused on your goals for at least the first 31 days of the new year. We’ve taken some of the best nutrition, fitness and health tips we’ve learned and tossed in a few new bits of advice.
Don’t Read the rest of this entry »