When your progress wavers, pay attention. What causes setbacks with your food or fitness? Is it when you get too busy? Is it when you don’t get enough sleep? Notice patterns, cycles, and reactions—not to make yourself feel guilty, but so you have valuable information from which to make healthier decisions in the future. We ...

The brain is the organ of learning, loving, and behaving for every member of a family, school, church or business. When the brains in a family or organization work right, the family or organization tends to be positive and effective. When the brain of one or more family or organization members is troubled, the family ...

If the thought of hosting Thanksgiving stresses you out (or scares you to death), use these tips built from my years of experience and catering parties to help you pull build your Thanksgiving game plan. It’s all about planning and organization. It’s also a mindset thing. Take a deep breath, relax, and enjoy it. It’s easier when ...

Why do you spend your money on junk food, your hard-earned cash on cotton candy? Listen to me, listen well: Eat only the best, fill yourself with only the finest. Pay attention, come close now, listen carefully to my life-giving, life-nourishing words. Isaiah 55:2-3 MSG We know the health benefits of eating real food grown ...

“You made my whole being; you formed me in my mother’s body. I praise you because you made me in an amazing and wonderful way. What you have done is wonderful. I know this very well.” (Psalm 139:13-14 NCV) God made you in an amazing and wonderful way! Psalm 139:13-14 says, “You made my whole being; you ...

KARLA WALSH, NASM-CPT, AFAA Try a few variations on the plank! Planks are highly effective strength and stability builders. And their popularity is increasing — so much so that plank “challenges” pushing people to hold the core-blasting position for increasing chunks of time have become all the rage. But is holding a 10-minute plank really ...

“But the angel reassured them. ‘Don’t be afraid!’ he said. ‘I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people.’” (Luke 2:10 NLT, second edition) Knowing God is for you will change your whole perspective on life. You’ll stop thinking of God as someone looking down from Heaven, ready to yell “Gotcha!” any time you ...

“I love junk food, and I can’t stop craving it,” a reader posted on my Facebook page. “What do I do?” If you can identify with my reader, you’re not alone. Of the more than 600,000 food products – note I said food products, not food – 80 percent have added sugar. We went from ...

KAREN OLSON Learn how to sauté, sear, and braise like a pro — and bring out the best in your food, simply. Imagine a flawlessly seared scallop — crisp and golden brown on the outside, succulent on the inside. A sautéed autumn vegetable, caramelized and nutty. Fall-off-the-bone braised beef. Food that has been cooked to ...

Have you ever felt like you could eat anything in sight? Strike that. Have you ever felt like you could eat everything in sight? That is what we call a food emergency. This is when your blood sugar drops and using willpower to keep hunger under control is nearly impossible. The solution to fight the lure of ...