Just recently, a member from my Facebook page asked me the following question regarding the role of cardio/running in weight loss:

"I would like your take on a couple of articles that have been floating around the Internet about eliminating cardio/running ["Friends Don’t Let Friends Do...

Have you recently experienced a dramatic weight loss and are now sensing that people are treating you differently? Are you suddenly hearing things like you’re “getting too skinny” or that you “look sick”? Well if the answer to either of these questions is yes you’re certainly not alone. Unfortunately, this is something I’ve been dealing with for most of my adult life – and I’m not even naturally skinny.

About 8 years ago I lived a vegan lifestyle. Since I was also a runner and avid weightlifter, I was often told that I looked “skinny” or “sick”. The funny thing...

I could easily tell you that my upbringing in a food desert on Chicago’s South Side attributed to my battle with obesity during my early teen years but this was not at all the case. Looking back, I now know that I had a severe addiction to food—Very much like those who are addicted to drugs and other vices. At the age of 13, I spent all my waking hours thinking about food.

At...

How are those health-related New Year’s resolutions going? Are you losing weight? Have you reduced the amount of red meat in your diet? Have you cut back on alcohol?

Hopefully, your goals for 2013 weren’t so lofty that reality has set in and forced you to abandon them. If this is the case, now it’s time to regroup and reevaluate your goals, develop a new and improved plan of action and jump back on the bandwagon. Don’t wait until next year.

Now, if...

Mushrooms are high on the list of nutrient-dense foods. Nutrient-dense foods are those that are rich in essential vitamins and minerals, but low in calories, sodium, cholesterol, sugar, and saturated fat. Here are five nutritional qualities of mushrooms that make them worth eating.

1. High in Essential Micronutrients

• Mushrooms are an excellent source of vitamin B6, vitamin C, magnesium, niacin, and...