by Ashley Staker on January 25, 2012
It’s that time of year again – the Girl Scouts are peddling their cookies and we’re buying them up. But what is it about these cookies that the Girl Scouts don’t want you to know? When it comes to health, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that eating a cookie isn’t good for [...]
by Ashley Staker on January 20, 2012
You want to be healthier. The fastest way to better health and skinnier waistlines is by changing your diet. You already know this as it isn’t breaking news. It is difficult to always eat the “required” fruits and vegetables you need a day…five plus servings a day. If you are one who has a hard [...]
by Ashley Staker on January 19, 2012
You already know that there are tons of damaging and dangerous things such as pesticides, carcinogenic additives, chemical dyes and fillers made from unappetizing ingredients such as wood, yes wood, found in packaged and processed foods. But the real hidden danger is what the food is shipped in and stored in. New research has found [...]
by Ashley Staker on January 12, 2012
You want to be more healthy, that’s not breaking news, but how we get there. That’s what you really want to know. First of all, let’s cut to the routine stuff for review that’s important for you to be doing … – Cancer Screening – Eating More Fiber – Having a Good Social Network (not [...]
by Ashley Staker on January 6, 2012
You don’t need high tech equipment to get the information you need to check on your health. With the right information about your health, you can make changes to your lifestyle, be healthier and live longer too. And you don’t need a doctor to get you the information. Looking Into Your Healthy Future Let’s be [...]
by Ashley Staker on December 23, 2011
The following article is based on that you are currently in “Maintenance Mode” with your Medifast Diet and are no longer on the 5&1 Plan… This is about making smart food choices each and every day. Food companies are smart. They understand how to package their products to fool you into thinking they are good [...]
by Ashley Staker on December 9, 2011
WOMEN LIVE LONGER WITH VITAMIN D Popping pills is as American as apple pie – as we are now a society clearly on the “I want this fixed now” mentality when it comes to our health. Whether it is a problem in the bedroom, our waistline, high cholesterol, whatever, a pill seems to hold all [...]
by Ashley Staker on December 6, 2011
WHAT IS THE ONLY SUPPLEMENT THAT MATTERS? In an age of hundreds and even thousands of supplements on the market, people always ask which supplements are right for them? Every person is different and there isn’t a “one size fits all” approach to supplements – except for one… The answer? Fish oil. Why? Because of [...]
by Ashley Staker on December 5, 2011
Say Bye Bye to Your Bad Carb Addiction Forever! Before you start on your Medifast Diet, you have to be smart. You can’t just start something without making the right choices. For example, you can’t quit smoking and have a year’s supply of cigarettes in the closet, can you? Of course not. Let’s be honest, [...]
by Ashley Staker on December 2, 2011
American’s Food Consumption Changes…Good or Bad? Over the past few decades there have been fundamental changes in our food consumption and our overall lifestyles. Do you eat differently today than when you were a kid? Most would say yes. Do you eat out more and less at the family table than in the past? Most [...]