Recreation & Fitness

As a healthcare provider, I am a huge advocate of yoga because of its positive physiological effects on the systems of the body.  Cardiovascular disease, which affects over 70 million Americans, continues to be the number one killer in the U.S.  Several trials have found that yoga can lower blood pressure, cholesterol, and resting heart rates, and help slow the progression of atherosclerosis—all risk factors for heart disease, says Erin Olivo, PhD, director of Columbia University’s Integrative Medicine Program.

Read more: Yoga Improves Your Health!

If summer snuck up on you before you could get your body looking the way you wanted it to… it’s not too late!
If you are disgusted with yourself, have been drinking one too many margaritas lately, or Coronas by the pool, or maybe you have one last summer vacation planned that you are dreading putting your swimsuit on for – do not fret!
The remedy to undo feeling disgusting is to take action!

Read more: Bathing Suits, Tank Tops, Swimming Pools… Oh My!

Facing the reality that there is no magical supplement that will give you rubber band joints with the tensile strength of a pair of Goodyear tires, there are some ways that various biological sources can help us come close to it.  As science is catching up with the times, researchers are now finding more and more nutrients that slow down the cartilage degradation process and greatly reduce inflammation.  This is the very foundation in which Joints Ultra has built its formula upon.

Read more: Do Your Joints Need Some TLC? Try Joints Ultra!

Being a fitness expert for many years now, I have heard it all when it comes to excuses!  People look for a way out or a loophole on why they cannot get healthier.  I often ask my clients how they got to their current situation (overweight and out of shape) and what might be holding them back.  This is when the “big buts” start flowing.  I like to quickly address their problem and then offer an attainable solution.  Out of all the “big buts” out there, here are some of the more popular excuses from some of my now re-formed “Pizza eating, Couch Potatoes!”

Read more: Confessions of a “Pizza Eating - Couch Potato”