Browsing Month January, 2011
Simple. Fitness At Home
By My Family Plate at January 29, 2011 | 8:50 pm | 3 Comments
Simple. Fitness At Home By Nurse Kimberly Earlier this week I shared an outdoor boot camp style workout routine with everyone. When the weather allows, boot camps routines are my favorite way to exercise. However, the current conditions in Saint Louis have not been outdoor boot camp friendly! The snow and ice have kind of put a damper on things. I am not a big fan of more...
High Fructose Corn Syrup – I may have been wrong!
By My Family Plate at January 29, 2011 | 3:41 pm | 5 Comments
High Fructose Corn Syrup - I may have been wrong. by Professor Jay I have always assumed that there is no difference between consuming high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and sucrose (a.k.a. table sugar, cane sugar). Let me explain why. Sucrose (table sugar) is made up of a glucose and fructose linked together. So sucrose is 50% glucose and 50% fructose. Also, glucose and more...
On The Road Again? Use these 4 Tips On Your Next Trip!
By khickman at January 28, 2011 | 3:22 pm | 0 Comment
On The Road Again? By Nurse Kimberly Learn how to feed your body and your children’s bodies nutritiously even when you are on the road. Millions of Americans travel thousands of miles on the road every year taking family vacations, visiting relatives, or because of their career. It can become difficult to make healthy food choices when you are tempted more...
Are Tanning Beds Killing Us?
By khickman at January 28, 2011 | 12:51 am | 0 Comment
Say NO To Tanning Beds and MELANOMA ! By Nurse Kimberly It is almost that time of year when people start thinking about the new spring fashions. It is also when many people start to visit tanning salons. From what I remember February and March were always very busy months at the tanning salon where I was a member. About four years ago I tanned all of the time more...
New Evidence! Sitting on Your Butt May Kill You.
By My Family Plate at January 27, 2011 | 11:52 pm | 3 Comments
New Evidence: Sitting on Your Butt May Kill You! by Professor Jay I’m not talking about meeting the one hour a day physical activity guideline. I’m talking about literally getting off of your butt. A study in 2009, at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, looked at the link between time spent sitting and mortality in over 17,000 Canadians. As you might guess, more...
