Now that the holidays (all those Christmas and New Year’s activities) are over, many of us are in desperate need of a good night’s sleep!  This time of year can be very difficult on our …

I hear a lot of my friends talking about taking fish oil supplements.  I am always a bit wary when I hear people talk about health supplements they are currently taking because these supplements, at …

Do you often skip breakfast in the morning?  I did, too!  You’ll notice how I used the past tense there.  As of four months ago, an appointment I had with my doctor changed my attitude toward “the most …

Kids have been in school six full weeks now in Moorhead and almost two weeks longer than that in Fargo.  For the first time this year, I am dropping off and picking up my granddaughter at the bus …

Today marks the beginning of National Women’s Health Week.  What better day to ask woman to commit to their health, than on Mother’s Day. All too often, women will put everyone and everything else on their …

It is nothing new that people who are physically active are healthier and experience less chronic disease.  Despite this fact, over half of American adults do not engage in physical activity at the level they …

If you know a child in North Dakota who does not have health insurance, the state has a program called Healthy Steps Children’s Health Insurance that can help.
Kids that qualify are ones that don’t have …

Women have a decrease in their metabolism every 10 years.  When your metabolism slows down, it can lead to excess fat and decline in muscle mass.  Dr. Oz had a very interesting segment …

Cross-training is a healthy plan for weight loss.  Balance a variety of flexibility, cardiovascular, and muscle conditioning activities.  You won’t get bored as fast so you will stick with your program. 

It’s not too late to write about snow and ice in the winter related to slips and falls.  No matter how much we salt or remove snow, there will always be surfaces that are slippery.  …