:: Why Am I Not Seeing Results? (Part 1)
You've made a personal commitment to improving your wellness. So you reserve time out of a busy schedule to get in your regular workouts.  You're getting up early while the kids are still asleep, squeezing in a naptime workout, or setting the kids up at the childcare facility at the gym. You're focused, but you're just not seeing the results. What gives? There is nothing more frustrating than exercising, but not achieving the positive outcome you expected.  In this issue, I'll start a series that looks at the reasons why you might not be getting results and offer suggestions to jump start your progress.   >more...

:: Runners – Does your pain have you running in circles?
You all know the importance of exercise on a regular basis.  Being a mother, you also know that it can be hard to fit exercise into your day.  Jogging and walking with your baby’s stroller is a great and easy way to work exercise into your schedule. That’s the good part. >more...

:: How to Really Tie One On!
Before I had children, I walked through Chinatown on my way to the gym to work every day. The sidewalks were crowded and narrow. I never saw a stroller. I did see mothers carrying their children wrapped to their bodies. Most times the babies or toddlers were sleeping or quietly alert. >more...

:: Soybean Oil and the Trans Fat Debate
During the 1960s and 1970s, consumers demanded that food companies eliminate fats such as lard, beef tallow and tropical oils (such as palm, palm kernel and coconut oils) from their products in order to reduce saturated fat content. In many applications, the higher saturate oils were replaced with partially hydrogenated vegetable oils. Without increasing dietary cholesterol or introducing high levels of saturated fat, hydrogenated oils offer more stability for certain food industry applications, such as frying, baking or creating a desired texture for baked goods such as pastries, cookies and crackers.  >Learn more...