Sarcopenia is a condition marked by losses in both muscle mass and muscle function. It leads to a steep decline in quality of life. And sometimes it even ends in death. Plus, the older you are, [...]
Category: Reality Health Check
Let’s grocery shop together! [VIDEO]
Happy Independence Day! What are you doing today to celebrate? Feel free to let me know on social media—or with a quick e-mail: [email protected]. Hopefully you get to enjoy some time with [...]
ALERT: Weight-loss surgery on children?
Have you heard that we’re researching the impact of weight-loss surgery… On children? Does this sound absurd to anyone other than me!? Let’s talk about it… What goes around comes around I wrote [...]
An effortless way to shed excess weight?
Let me ask you something… Do we pass judgement onto those diagnosed with type 2 diabetics, high blood pressure, cancer, and more? Or do we simply treat the condition(s) without pointing fingers? [...]
Cracking the code to menopausal weight gain (There’s more!)
Yesterday we talked about common struggles after undergoing “the change of life,” like weight-gain and hormonal fluctuations. Not to mention, I shined some light on how our healthcare system [...]
Slim DOWN after menopause? (No way!)
Weight gain after menopause is an annoying problem. I mean, who wants to gain weight after enduring the “change of life”? But it’s common—especially in the U.S., where nearly 75 percent of women [...]
Invisible scars: Can childhood obesity shape mental health?
I grew up as an obese child, and let me tell you… it wasn’t fun. I remember being ridiculed, laughed at, not chosen for sports teams—you know, the typical bullying. The two things I had going for [...]
Little blue pill sparks a whole new flame? (Wow!)
It seems like ages ago when that little blue pill was all the rage. Well, as it turns out, that discrete drug may be able to spark a whole NEW flame… This time, for your brain. An unexpected [...]
Breathe your way to better sleep?
It’s no secret that many of us don’t catch nearly as many ZZZs as we should. And that’s a BIG problem. After all, not prioritizing sleep could contribute to a slew of health problems. And it’s [...]
Could “exercise gossip” increase motivation?
When it comes to exercise, it seems that “sharing is caring!” In fact, a new study shines light on how important it may be to have an exercise buddy. Or, at the very least, someone to talk to [...]