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How to Determine Your Ideal Body Weight

Ideal body weight is a tricky topic to discuss and define.  If your weight is higher than ideal but a large portion of your weight is muscle, is that a problem?  No.  Is there a way to determine ideal body weight?  Is weight even the best metric to follow ? The 3 most commonly used methods to determine ideal body weight: 1.  Actuarial tables 2.  BMI (Body Mass Index) 3.  % Body Fat

Who are Your Birds?

Have you ever heard the phrase, “You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with?”  What about, “Birds of a feather flock together?” Some of the best advice my parents gave me, and I passed on to my children, was to...

7 Proven Diet Tips

Drink 1 glass of water before eating you meal.  One study found that those who sipped 2 cups of tap water 30 minutes before their main meals lost an average of about 3 pounds more weight over a 12-week period than those who were...