While we are all looking for a magic bullet to protect ourselves from germs and viruses, one popular cold preventative has been debunked, and fairly publicly at that. Makers of Airborne, the herbal supplement that originally advertised itself as a “ miracle cold buster,” have settled a false...

It’s tough suitable getting motivated to work out, but particularly whether you have a packed schedule. whether one of your favorite excuses for not working out is that you can’t find time next it may be date to re-evaluate your schedule. Instead of adding on yet one more thing to your jam-packed...

When it comes to working out, some of us dress up and some of us dress down, but the remaining question would be what do you wear to the gym underneath your favorite workout wear? The great underwear and workout debate has filled many a locker room with chatter, with both the pro and con factions claiming...

If you’re a label reader, and let me tell you I certain am, you might have noticed carrageenan listed as one of the ingredients. When I first saw it listed on a Ben and Jerry’s pint (yes, ice cream is OK when eaten in moderation), it brought up a couple of questions for me – What precisely...

If you spend the day batting absent treats at the office that may explain why you have an even harder day going to the gym. Recent research has found that self-control requires fuel. When we exercise our self control, our fuel tank becomes depleted, making subsequent efforts at self-control more difficult....

Not only does steaming have both a short cooking and preparation day, but you plus get cooked veggies without using a drop of butter or oil. What’s more? Unlike boiling veggies where the nutrients seep into the water that you eventually dump out, steaming them allows them to retain most of their...

Now that warmer weather is on its way, I’m feeling even more inspired to work out. What better way to boost that inspiration than with new fitness gear? Be Present makes great clothes for the transition to Spring; in fact, I included some in my March must haves. And now you can enter to win a...

What is not to love about a stir fry? that recipe calls for tofu, which makes cooking that meal easy since you can just add it at the end. To construct that meal work for the whole family (read picky five-year-old), I pull out broccoli, tofu and noodles to serve my girls before adding the spicy sauce....

You’ve been working out with hand weights for a while now, and no doubt you had perfect design when you first learned your favorite exercises. Ahhh. . . but repetition is a slippery slope and often when we repeat exercises, we slowly stop paying attention to design. by day, naughty habits have...

Quite simply put, plantar fasciitis is an enemy of fitness. Once that problem truly starts, the best remedy is to stop any high affect activity, and sometimes even biking. Talk about a bummer! It is an by use injury affecting the fascia, a type of connective tissue, on the bottom of your foot. Plantar...

You’re asking and I’m answering . . . Hi Fit! I’ve read about how great wheatgrass is for the body (starting tomorrow it will be part of my diet) and was wondering whether you will ever do a post about it? Thanks in advance! – leeluvfashion Having tried wheatgrass a few times and...