How do you really feel about the cake? Emotional awareness promotes healthier eating
As obesity rates rise, health professionals and policy makers scramble to help consumers resist unhealthy eating choices, often focusing on better labeling and improved nutritional knowledge. According to a new study in the Journal of Marketing Research, however, training people to pay attention to their emotions is a far more powerful strategy. “Consumers are often […]
9 Tips For Obamacare Open Enrollment
This Saturday, Nov. 15, marks the start of open enrollment season[1] for the federal health care marketplace. And as new insurers plan to enter (and, in some cases, leave) the marketplace while others tweak their benefit offerings for 2015, now is the time for consumers to review their plans to make sure theyre properly covered. […]
Improve Your Skin Health with Exercise and Nutrition
As registered dietitians and personal trainers, we are intimately familiar with the health benefits that good nutrition provides for every part of the body. Interestingly, most people focus on nutrition and exercise for disease prevention or for weight loss, but they don’t typically think of the positive effects they have on skin, the […]
Liver, brain communicate in order to regulate appetite
The liver stores excess glucose, sugar, in the form of glycogen — chains of glucose — , which is later released to cover body energy requirements. Diabetic patients do not accumulate glucose well in the liver and this is one of the reasons why they suffer from hyperglycemia, that is to say, their blood sugar […]
Workout Wednesday: Keeping Fit During The Holidays
First Lower 9th Ward grocery store opens since Katrina[1] First Lower 9th Ward grocery store opens since Katrina[2] A U.S. Army Veteran and lifelong Lower Ninth Ward resident poured his entire life savings into building the grocery store.more>>[3]A U.S. Army Veteran and lifelong Lower Ninth Ward resident poured his entire life savings into building […]
Yoga Meditation
As it is generally admitted by yoga practitioners and yoga trainers, yoga sessions are very much about self equilibrium, peacefulness and meditation. By practicing meditation we can all reach the sublime state of learning the purpose of our existence and maximizing our will to reach it. Studies have proven that meditation highly contributes to both […]
The Trojan horse burger: Do companies that ‘do good’ sell unhealthy food?
When consumers see a company performing good deeds, they often assume that the company’s products are healthy. According to a new study in the Journal of Public Policy & Marketing this may be far from true, and the company’s socially responsible behavior may be creating a “health halo” over unhealthy foods. “Research demonstrates that consumers […]
Turbotax Health Offers Simple Tips And Tools For Consumers Navigating Health Insurance Open Enrollment
SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) opens Saturday, Nov. 15, marking the second opportunity for uninsured Americans to purchase health insurance under the new health care law. TurboTax, the nations leading online tax preparation service from Intuit Inc. (INTU[1]), is offering simple tips and tools at www.TurboTaxHealth.com[2]. The online guide […]
Weight Loss For Couch Potatoes – Don’t Get Up, I’ll Explain…
*** You’re fat and you know it! Now I’m going to tell you something you don’t already know. You think you already know why you’re fat but you don’t. You think it’s because you just don’t have enough time and motivation to exercise. You think it’s because you love food and don’t quite have enough […]
Obesity Weighing Down Military Recruiting Efforts
November 12, 2014, 12:00AM PT in Fitnovatives Blog | Taking action to reverse the obesity epidemic has never been more central to supporting our troops. Every day, our recruiting stations are forced to turn away young Americans whose greatest wish is to serve their country, as many of their ancestors, peers and […]