The USDA Food Pyramid May Be Promoting Disease

If you've read my article "Why Fitness Hopeful is Eating a High-Protein, High-Fiber, Moderate-Carb, Moderate-Fat Eating Plan," you know that the food pyramid has been influenced by various parts of the food industry because certain businesses didn’t … [Read more...]

Highly Recommended: Chi Walking: The Five Mindful Steps for Lifelong Health and Energy

Do you want to start an exercise program?  Are you already walking but want to know how to avoid blisters and other injuries?  Do you want to walk more efficiently and healthfully?  Are you landing incorrectly on your feet?  You might be surprised by … [Read more...]

Recipe: Shrimp Kebabs with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

I was inspired to make this recipe after seeing the Fish Kebabs with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce recipe in the book Cook Yourself Thin Faster: Have Your Cake and Eat It Too with Over 75 New Recipes You Can Make in a Flash! (There is a different … [Read more...]

Why Fitness Hopeful Is Eating a High-Protein, High-Fiber, Moderate-Carb, Moderate-Fat Eating Plan

While Simply Determined talked about why she chose Atkins, I want to make the distinction that I'm not doing Atkins but another type of eating plan: a high-protein, high-fiber, moderate-fat, moderate-carb diet. I want to stress that there is no … [Read more...]

If You Need a Snack, Try Lärabars [Updated]

I first heard of Lärabars when I heard Jillian Michaels speak.  She said these were all natural.  Being curious, I had to investigate this for myself. Wow, I was totally amazed when I went to the Lärabars website! They are all natural with … [Read more...]