02-13-07 . 20 great ways to well-being from thirdage.com. Among my favorites: laugh a lot (it boosts the immune system); get a pet (it lowers the heart rate); have a drink (it could protect you from cognitive decline); eat dark chocolate (it can lower your risk of stroke); take up singing (it reduces depression); and eat more pasta (live longer!). Read […] Read more...

01-04-07 . January tipmania. ‘Tis the season for the resolution-makers and the tip purveyors. Here’s a sampling: From WebMD: 10 Ways to keep your motivation high all year long. From Dr. Weil: Five Tips for Successful Weight Loss. From The Boston Herald: Successful dieters serve up their weight-loss secrets. From Homemakers Magazine: A dietitian’s weight-loss secrets. Read more...

01-01-07 . Exercise excuse busting from the National Institutes of Health: Tips to Help You Get Active. Read more...

01-01-07 . Tools for a new start. Made some resolutions about healthy weight and exercise? Keeping a journal will help you keep your resolve. To get started, click here for our free, printable journal worksheets. Read more...

10-03-06 . Food labels confuse many, says WebMD. They also offer tips for deciphering the info on labels. Read more...

02-03-06 . The measure of the girl. Damn and damn and damn. One Half Pound! A whole week of calorie counting and treadmilling and crunches and mule kicks and going to sleep hungry and the scale says One Half Pound! Read more...

01-22-06 . Keeping track. We use worksheet forms to help us track our daily food and water intake, our workouts, stresses, slips and successes. We fill out and keep a journal sheet for each day and use completed sheets in planning — this helps us repreat good food and workout days, and avoid reliving the bad […] Read more...

01-20-06 . 22 ways to be fitter and healthier from thirdage.com Read more...

02-27-05 . Eyeballing it. WebMD offer some tips for on-the-fly portion control. They say that a serving of Vegetables or fruit is about the size of your fist Read more...

02-27-05 . Anti-oxidant delivery systems. Dark green and cruciferous veggies pack the most antioxidants, which help protect the body’s cells. Make a start Read more...

02-27-05 . Be light enough for lift off. Pack your own on-target travel snacks. There are about 160 calories and 14 grams of fat in those packages of peanuts handed out on airplanes. Read more...

02-27-05 . Sound advice on weightloss from Dr. Andrew Weil. “Forget about ‘magic bullets’ and pay attention to the total calories you consume daily, and make an effort to replace high-fat foods with low-calorie ones like vegetables… Read more...

02-27-05 . Decypher the grocery store low-fat lingo Like this: “Fat Free” means less than .5 grams of fat grams per serving… Read more...

02-27-05 . Second-helping? Wait it out. U of Florida research shows that your brain may not signal a feeling of fullness until 10 minutes after you stop eating. Read more...