Ultimately, if we "are what we teach," as Parker Palmer once famously offered, we are called to enact our deepest wisdom while we teach, parent, work, and walk through life.
Whether we admit it or not -- whether we want to or not -- we mirror our parents. Parents are the single greatest influence on our lives. We see, absorb and act out their best and worst habits and behaviors.
Habit -- that is the universal word that everyone used when I asked about their weight loss, health and fitness.
Americans must address the question of who will foot the bill for rising medical costs. Even as we complain about mounting healthcare bills, we are reluctant to adopt healthier lifestyle habits to reduce costs.
Juicing is a great way to get in the recommended five to seven servings of fruits and vegetables a day.
"Healthy Weight Loss." It's certainly not as catchy of a title as "Star Wars" or "Return of the Jedi." And I'm pretty sure that this article is not go...
Halloween, and its platters full of candy, is also the unofficial kick-off to the holiday season. For many that means that the season within which the healthy living goes out the window.
When you make being healthy a habit, you don't just get good results some of the time, but all of the time.
A team in Sweden painted the subway station stairs into a full piano keyboard that even played the corresponding notes. In less than a day 66 percent more people were using the stairs.
Count the good things that are happening and you will start to see more and more of them. Pretty soon your antenna will be consistently dialed to good content, delivering only the best of what is happening.
Make no mistake: what you feed your baby now will affect the rest of their lives. Babies who eat fresh fruits and vegetables grow up to be children who eat nutritiously.
It's an age-old question: can we change the personalities we're born with? Now, a new study from the University of California Riverside is weighing in...
According to Pollan, the "Western diet"-- overprocessed and chemically-saturated food -- is not only making us fat, it is killing us.
Merck Engage seems to be designed for that segment of the population who is sick, scared, not sure what to do to change habits...and for those living with or caring for those same people.
A friend recently related a story how she was utterly shocked when, at age 19, for the first time in her life, she realized that mashed potatoes don't come from a box.
Risking doing something different can build trust; the trust that you are capable of learning new skills -- old dogs can learn new tricks.
Dr. Ann Kulze says one of the most powerful health investments you can make is to buy and eat healthy food. In this video, she gives tips for how to e...
Many people believe that good self-care requires money - only the rich have the resources to invest in themselves. I met two people who explained how my thinking was understandable, but mistaken.
On Thursday, the government declared the recession over, which means it's time to figure out who won. During the past several months, I've been identi...
As a rule of thumb, any extreme is unhealthy, but rarely are we made aware of the "cons" of healthy habits, instead led to think any good thing is better if done as often as possible.
A lot of times relationships invoke tears ... or weeping (really, who hasn't cried themselves to sleep?). But somewhere along the way society has equa...
We all want the secrets to health and vitality. We can buy bottles, creams, and whatever else is advertised to us, but ultimately anything sustainabl...
As silly as it sounds, I think Republicans truly believe that people wouldn't bother being healthy if they didn't think it was giving them an advantage over their neighbors!
