Healthy And Simple

Do you feel as stressed as I do?  Gosh, I’m running on empty from all this bad news. As I write this I’m hearing “The economy is at risk, America is at risk, our retirement is at risk!”  …and in other news.
As Kevin would say, “Blimey! What the heck is going on!”  Financial Markets are […]

Leading a healthy, active lifestyle isn’t easy. You need a lot of different things to work in your favor to succeed, from easy and affordable access to places where you can workout, to friends or family who support you. On Saturday I realized that if you wanted to choose a city that is almost perfect […]

A few years ago, when I was working as a producer in TV, doing health and medical news, my reporter and I used to joke that our health segment every day could consist of her sitting on the set and saying “eat right, exercise regularly, see you tomorrow.” That’s because most of the issues and […]

Hey everybody, did you read the Well in the New York Times lately?  They must have read some excerpts from Healthy and Simple because they have just reported that people are getting on the bandwagon of healthy eating by eating “real” food!  It’s called positive eating!  Well, I could have told you that!  …and I […]

Dear Diary,
Last week, after playing squash with Kevin, I was walking past the gym lobby and noticed a few people crowded around a little machine taking turns measuring something.  Since I am perpetually curious I stopped and watched as one by one folks stood on the machine and held on to 2 handles.
The gal running […]

Now, it’s no secret that I like my pint. I think a glass or two of beer at the end of the day is the perfect way to unwind and relax. So I’m the first to admit that I have a bias towards studies that find drinking alcohol has health benefits. Fortunately, there’s so many […]

Vending machines are where good intentions go to die. They’re stacked with temptation and everything that is bad for you. I mean, when was the last time you saw a sprig of broccoli in a vending machine!
In a few rare instances you might find one that dispenses fruit, but the vast majority are filled with […]

We’ve all done it. You have your workout clothes all ready, you have finished work for the day and you are supposed to be heading to the gym. But somehow the idea of jumping on the treadmill, taking an aerobics class, or lifting those weights is not nearly as appealing as going home, flopping on […]

Life is full of ironies. So, it seems, is death. Dave Freeman, the co-author of the best selling book 100 Things To Do Before You Die died earlier this month after hitting his head in a fall at his home in Venice California. Freeman was just 47 years old. Way too young by any stretch […]

In spite of rising fuel costs most Americans still commute to work alone. Government studies show that almost 90 percent of Americans drive to work, and that 77 percent of those drive alone. That makes sense really. It’s just a lot more convenient and practical to drive to work and not have to wait around […]