By: Maggie Ward, MS, RD, LDN; Lizzy Maltzman, MS, RD; and Erica Kasuli, MS, RD It’s that time of year again, where our mind shifts into summer gear. Is summer a bitter sweet time of year for you? On one hand you are looking forward to a slower lifestyle, more time outside, and picnics with ...

Not all fats were created equal. There are fats that are good for you with superior health benefits — and then there are the fats that you want to stay far away from. This week’s superfood spotlight focuses on a fruit that is almost too good to be true. It is rich and creamy … ...

By Mark Hyman, MD Everyone is looking for quick, easy ways to shed those extra pounds around the middle, and the weight loss market is often too willing to oblige with endless fad diets and weight loss gimmicks. Often these work for a short time, but they usually fail in the long run, and more ...

By Daniel G. Amen Don’t let anyone tell you that calories don’t count. They absolutely do. But it is not as simple as calories in vs. calories out. I admit that I used to think that as long as I stayed within a certain calorie range, my weight would be fine. But I was wrong. ...

By Daniel G. Amen, MD It is absolutely critical that you know what helps keep you on track with your weight loss, what makes you more likely to fall back into your old ways, and what puts you in imminent danger of overeating. To help my patients understand the people, places, and things that are ...

By Tom Wilson, Fitness Coach I enjoy training athletes because I like watching their hard work pay off during competition. But lately my enjoyment has come from the pulpit and not the athletic arena. Does anyone else just love watching our Pastor Rick come out on stage with a big smile on his face, his ...

By Lysa Terkeurst, Excerpt from “Made to Crave” The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.  (Galatians 5:22-23A) Self- control is hard.  We don’t like to deny ourselves.  We don’t think it’s necessary.  We make excuses and declare, “That’s nice for someone else, but I could never ...