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How to Become an Office Athlete

—by Chuck Halbakken Mobility…what is it? When do you do it? Why should you do it? Is it really that important? These are questions I’m asked on a daily basis. The answers are very simple. Movement is...

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It’s the Sitting That’ll Get Ya

Take a typical American adult. Maybe it’s you. This adult sits at a desk from about 9 in the morning until noon, then again from 1 to maybe 6. After dinner, he or she watches a couple of hours of TV....

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Saving It for Later: Physiological Reserve

Would you be relieved to know your most important organs—things like your kidneys and your brain—come equipped with a back-up team so that when cells eventually fail, you have reserves ready? That’s...

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Food for your mood

–by Sally Beare Our brains need to be fed with nutrients, just like the rest of us. Without the right food, the brain can’t function properly, and if it’s not functioning properly, mental problems are...

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The Satiety Index – how to feel full and lose weight

–by Sally Beare You’ve probably heard of the Glycaemic Index. But what about the Satiety Index? This is a guide from the University of Sydney to measure which foods will keep us fuller for longer and...

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Put Yourself First…It’s Okay!

You know how the airlines tell you to your oxygen mask on first in an emergency, and then to put masks on your children? The idea is not just that adults need oxygen sooner—which might be the case—but...

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How Proper Nutrition Can Affect All Aspects of Health

Thanks to our guest blogger, Melanie Bowen, for today’s blog! For those individuals suffering from an illness like cancer and looking to give their overall energy level a boost, there is no better way...

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Why we age and what we can do about it (Part 2)

–by Sally Beare What can you do to slow down aging? To age more slowly, we need to protect our soma cells and their DNA. And that happens to be just exactly what they do in the Longevity Hot Spots. So...

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Sugar – not a Hot Spot food – Part 1

–by Sally Beare There has been much in the press about sugar recently, following the news that renowned endocrinologist Dr. Robert Lustig of the University of California has called for regulation of...

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Healthy “Vices”

–While Sally is on vacation (think “Relaxation”!), we’re bringing back some of our earlier blogs that are definitely worth a re-read! If you haven’t done so already, take the time to read through the...

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