OK, hopefully you know the race you want to run in and have been starting to gear up for this whole training thing. You should have read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 by now and have implemented some efforts towards the big day of the race. You really need to plan ahead [...]

Let’s face it. We live in a pretty wicked world, and…, being  wicked is not good for your health:)  There is the guilt, the depression, and the realization that you’ve really messed your life up something big. And, feeling low like that depresses your immune system, as well as having a monumental impact on the [...]

There are so many people having troubles with their backs these days. There are problems with herniated discs, sciatica, and back pain in general. People are missing work, taking pain medications, and having to pay  doctor and chiropractic visits. Then, there is the eventual surgery that is very expensive and painful. Recently, I was reading [...]

With so many of the weight loss diets, people lose weight and then they gain it all back plus more. Then, they try another one and get even more discouraged in their efforts that seem all for nothing. Well, I teach a Maximum Weight Loss class for Community Education at Dixie State College. And, personally, [...]

Finding a Place to Workout You can just find a trail outside or run at home. There are nice tracks to run on at various schools, and every community usually has an affordable recreation center that residents can practice at. Some people have even figured out how to run and workout at the local park [...]

Getting Proper Footwear I have done some research and am sharing my findings in this Part 2 of Preparations for a 5K Race. I  just wrote a running post for beginners a few days ago that is Part 1. In this Part 2 post, we are going to consider the importance of running shoes or [...]

Are you too lame to exercise? I usually am. I’ve been thinking about exercising for a long time and hadn’t figured out how I would get myself to do a daily exercise routine. I can’t say I’m too busy, I just didn’t feel like it or know how if  I would actually fit it into [...]

There are preparations for a 5K race that need to be implemented before you actually do the race. You may be one of those people who just thinks it sounds fun and just shows up on the day of the race. And somehow, you are able to kill yourself off running the race, dragging your [...]

Pattsy D is 72 and took my healing diet class in 2007. After only a few weeks of the new eating habits, she had almost entirely overcome fibromyalgia. Her sugar and caffeine cravings, blood pressure, and cholesterol have also improved a lot. She got rid of anxiety too (no more crying all the time). She [...]

I had this dream that I was in a group of people and only one person was having troubles with gnats being attracted to her. My friend,  who also happens to be sickly with hypothyroidism and other multiple health problems, had many tiny flying insects around her head. I grabbed a spray bottle of a [...]