Staying home could weaken your immune system

In the words of my trainer, staying home can mess up your immune system. When we are ready to mingle again, how resistant will our systems be? PJ Glassey of Xgym asks if we remember when Quarantines were only for sick people? I was once quarantined because I had the mumps. I remember the dark …

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Resisting your fitness goals?

Gentle Reader, How often I hear the gloomy discouragement “I want to exercise, but I just don’t do it as often as I need to. I can’t get results. I’m not losing weight.” Gyms make nearly all their money by signing people up who never show up after the first visit. Even at my Xgym …

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Victim of genetics

Gentle Reader,   One of my clarion calls has been “Don’t be a victim of your genes.”  Recent genetic studies indicate that some conditions that “victimize” people are dramatically challenging.  My local Seattle Times carried an article discussing the latest research findings published in The Lancet, Diabetes and Endocrinology.  Turns out there are 32 genetic …

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Think Thin

Gentle Reader, I hear “I’ve got to lose those extra pounds I gained over the holidays.”  This cry goes up every year in January.  The newsstands and grocery checkout lanes are full of magazines with the latest and greatest way to lose weight.  Did you ever wonder why it is so hard to get to …

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Weight Loss winner!

  Ask Shaklee 180™ Healthy Competition Winner, Weight loss winner, Viki! Posted by Dr. Jamie McManus on Oct 31, 2013 in Announcements, Contests, Healthy Weight, Natural Nutrition Viki, Healthy Competition Winner and Pro Cartwheeler Did a 180 and lost 127 lbs* Viki went from feeling like a burden to her family to feeling happy, healthier, and confident. Here’s her weight gain …

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