Take a back-to-basics approach to good health with exercise, real food, relaxation, nature and friends. Take charge of your day and make some simple changes that may keep you free from disease and add years to your life. 1. Eat seven servings of fruits and vegetables. Eating seven or more servings of fruits and vegetables […]
The voters have spoken! Thousands of readers took the time to tell us what they find best about the North Shore and Chicago. This year, over 90,000 verified votes were cast in over 11 categories in our annual Best of 2014 awards, and we couldn’t be prouder you responded in such numbers. Here are our […]
A University of California Davis study shares the health benefits and impacts of ultra running.
Energy bars are everywhere: front and center at Jewel, Whole Foods, Target, Walgreens and in school cafeterias and vending machines. Viewed—often erroneously—as “healthy,” energy-bar consumption has risen dramatically in the past 10 years. The Packaged Facts reports a U.S. market for energy and cereal bars of $6 billion and growing. While energy bars aren’t usually […]
Sears recently opened their first-ever Fitness Flagship Store on Willow Road in Northbrook.
Don’t let fitness myths keep you from achieving your goals. We’ve debunked 5 false “facts” below. 1. I only need 15-20 minutes of cardio vascular exercise to lose weight – FALSE. It takes 12 minutes to tap into fat as the primary source of energy. Therefore, a 20 minute cardio workout will only give 8 […]
Beach season is almost upon us.
Has sitting replaced smoking as the new health risk, causing sickness and early death? Smoking was popular until the Surgeon General announced, “Smoking can Kill!” in the mid 60s. In the last 50 years, the compelling scientific evidence has changed the behavior of Americans, reducing the number of smokers. However, as our population becomes more […]
Debbi Platt leads a busy life. With two college-age kids and a part-time job, she still finds the time to remain active. An accomplished martial artist (she is a second degree black belt in tae kwon do), Debbi is no stranger to hard work. However, after beating skin cancer last year, she decided to […]
