How to Stay Safe During Outdoor Summer Activities

Hitting the road for an outdoor adventure or just headed to a local park or pool? Get prepared. Before summer fun, comes summer safety. These tips can help ensure you have the tools you need to enjoy...

One Simple Key To Weight Loss

So, you’ve got a nice exercise routine established and you eat a healthy diet, but you’re not quite where you want to be. What to do? The answer may be simpler than you think. A few years ago, my fam...

Home Cooked Cuisine: Savory Butternut Squash

An overlooked and often neglected squash, the butternut squash, is the highlight of this recipe. We have to admit, we have been one of the guilty in having never purchased and cooked this squash. Tha...

Vacation Without Wrecking Your Waistline

Years ago, I struggled with guilt when I would go on vacation. Being off my normal eating and exercise routine would cause me stress and although I always enjoyed my vacations, I could never quite sh...

What I Eat in a Typical Day

I get asked about diet as much as I get asked about exercise. Diet is so important. Exercise, no matter how hard you work, is not enough. I could go on and on about this (and I often do in my classes...

Concussion Can Alter Parent-Child Relationships

The incidence of concussion is particularly high in the preschool years – up to around 2% of children aged 0 to 5 years per year. A study by researchers at CHU Sainte-Justine mother-child research ho...

Are You Reaching for the Right Pain Medication?

The use of opioid painkillers such as Vicodin and Oxycontin is on the rise and this trend is taking its toll. Opioids account for 46 deaths each day in the United States — more than any other d...