Being present and centered allows us to make choices that are planned and deliberate. Being present is what allows us to carefully look at the appetizer tray and decide whether we are hungry…

For my birthday a few months ago, my husband of 29 years bought me personalized license plates: ASPR HR. I am sure that it confuses some, but not those who know me well.

Researchers continue to learn more about the relationship between reduced sleep and weight gain. If you are feeling out of control with food, eating or weight this is something important to pay…

The problem of obesity is without question one of a national importance that soon may take over tobacco as the number one cause of preventable deaths. Unfortunately non-surgical treatments of…

We have all heard the old saying that “laughter is the best medicine” but what a cool thought to think that if we laughed more often, not only would we feel better but lose weight, too.

Wow—it’s almost December!
The holidays are upon us—and I don’t know about you, but my calendar is filling up quickly with all sorts of holiday activities and get-togethers. I’m curious. How…

And I thought running a marathon was tough boy was I wrong

Just in time for the holidays, Kevin Trudeau, author and promoter, was found to be in contempt of a past FTC injunction against him for presenting false and misleading weight loss claims in his book “The Weight Loss Cure ‘They’ Don’t Want You to Know About,” and the associated infomercial.

I am writing this blog on Thanksgiving Day. Quite naturally on this day many people stop to reflect on that for which they are grateful. Have you ever stopped to notice how you feel physically and…

The journal Obesity just published a study of 286 overweight men and women. They conclude that emotional eaters—individuals who report eating in response to thoughts and feelings—are more…