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What’s Connection Between Stress and Weight Gain? Lower Stress Can Help You Lose More Weight

There’s a connection between stress and weight gain that can make your committed attempts to lose weight even harder than it already is. Here’s how stress and weight gain are connected and proven [...]

By Jodi Jaffe

October 17, 2021

Lifestyle, Weight Loss, Health Tips

What’s Connection Between Stress and Weight Gain? Lower Stress Can Help You Lose More Weight

There’s a connection between stress and weight gain that can make your committed attempts to lose weight even harder than it already is. Here’s how stress and weight gain are connected and proven [...]

By Jodi Jaffe

October 17, 2021

Lifestyle, Weight Loss, Health Tips

Make Your Weight Loss Resolution a Success this Year

If it’s your goal to lose weight this year, here are some of the best tips to help you stick to your New Year’s weight loss resolution. We go into every year feeling hopeful about what we can [...]

By Jodi Jaffe

December 31, 2020

Lifestyle, Weight Loss

Healthy Gut Bacteria Can Help You Lose Weight

Healthy gut bacteria is an often overlooked key to improving health and losing weight Did you know that when you eat a piece of pizza, you aren’t the only one consuming all of those calories? There [...]

By Jodi Jaffe

December 9, 2020

Nutrition, Lifestyle, Weight Loss

Easy Self-Care Ideas to Improve Your Health and Wellness

Why you should make time for self-care and how to make your own wellness a priority—especially this winter. Making your wellness a priority is more important now than ever before. We’re [...]

By Jodi Jaffe

November 25, 2020

Lifestyle, General Health, Health Tips, Supplements

Tips for a healthy and enjoyable Thanksgiving

No one wants to give up the delicious Thanksgiving feast for their diet plan. We have some tips to help you have a healthy and enjoyable Thanksgiving. Plus we added some healthy Thanksgiving recipe [...]

By Jodi Jaffe

November 18, 2020

Nutrition, Lifestyle, Health Tips, Recipes

How to Help Your Child Lose Weight

Follow these expert-recommended strategies to help your child lose weight. And know when it’s time to talk with a professional In recent decades, childhood obesity has become one of the most [...]

By Jodi Jaffe

October 21, 2020

Lifestyle, Weight Loss, Health Tips

The Best Exercise for Weight Loss

Get the most weight loss benefits out of your time spent exercising If you’re going to start exercising with the goal of losing weight, then you want to choose the most effective exercise for [...]

By Jodi Jaffe

October 14, 2020

Lifestyle, Weight Loss

Fasting to Lose Weight: Why It Works

Feeling stuck in your weight loss journey? A fasting weight loss diet might be the key to losing that unwanted weight There’s no doubt fasting is more popular than ever right now. And if you’ve [...]

By Jodi Jaffe

August 26, 2020

Nutrition, Lifestyle, Weight Loss

Reverse Aging with Juvederm

When it comes to turning back your skin’s clock, Botox® is the talk of the town, but Botox® isn’t the only solution on the block. In fact, Botox® works best when combined with other [...]

By Jodi Jaffe

June 10, 2018

Lifestyle, Aesthetics

5 Health Benefits of Gratitude

Times are strange right now and with so much uncertainty in the world, it’s easy to get caught up in stress and worry, instead of gratitude. While that’s certainly a normal response to [...]

By Jodi Jaffe

April 4, 2020

Lifestyle, General Health, Health Tips

Midday Naps: Should You or Shouldn’t You?

Spain is well-known for its siestas: a period of time when businesses close to allow business owners (and patrons) to take some time off to go home rest. In America, our afternoon naps typically end [...]

By Staff

April 30, 2016

Lifestyle, General Health

Binge Watching TV is Bad for Your Health.

These days, the opportunity to binge-watch your favorite TV shows is literally at your fingertips. There’s Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Fire Stick, AppleTV, Roku, OnDemand – I could continue, but I [...]

By Staff

August 7, 2016

Lifestyle, General Health, Health Tips

Constipation: Tips for Finding Relief Fast

Yes, we all do it, but that doesn’t make the subject any less taboo. People rarely talk about it, yet research shows that 74 percent of Americans are living with problems with it. If you haven’t [...]

By Jodi Jaffe

May 23, 2020

Nutrition, Lifestyle, Health Tips

5 Habits that Guarantee Long-Term Weight Loss

There’s a problem with the way the world looks at weight. For many, weight loss is considered a short-term thing. You have a big event coming up, or summer is creeping up on you, so you have to [...]

By Staff

February 21, 2016

Lifestyle, Weight Loss, General Health

Sitting Too Much? How to Counteract Negative Effects with Exercise

With a stay-at-home advisory in Arizona (and all over the world), a lot of us are spending significantly more time at home—and much more time sitting too much. We’ve touched on this issue [...]

By Jodi Jaffe

March 27, 2020

Lifestyle, General Health, Health Tips

The Power of the Compliment

Recently, we’ve noticed a trend. We don’t think this is a new thing. In fact, we think this is something that has been going on for quite some time, but when we say “recently”, we mean [...]

By Staff

June 30, 2016

Lifestyle, General Health

Beat the Bloat: How to Get a Flat Tummy

Bloating can affect anyone of any size. Even if you don’t have weight to lose, you may experience bloating in the tummy that leaves you with a rounded abdomen instead of a flat one. This is a [...]

By Staff

June 20, 2016

Lifestyle, General Health, Health Tips

Need Help Sleeping? Melatonin Has Your Back.

Insomnia – or an inability to fall asleep and/or stay asleep – is being recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a major public health concern. It’s estimated that a [...]

By Staff

May 21, 2016

Lifestyle, General Health, Health Tips, Supplements

The Age of Sitting: How to Move More at Work (and Why You Want To)

In recent months, there was an article headline that proclaimed that sitting has become the new secondhand smoking. Most of us know that there’s a recommendation to exercise at least 30 minutes at [...]

By Staff

February 12, 2016

Lifestyle, General Health, Health Tips

Mindful Eating – Keep Yourself in Check for the Holidays

November is the unofficial start of holiday season. And we know from experience that it can be difficult to try to lose weight, or even maintain your weight, during the next couple of months. [...]

By Jodi Jaffe

November 1, 2019

Nutrition, Lifestyle, Weight Loss, Health Tips

Water Hacks: Tips to Drink More Water

In the beginning of this month, we explained the reasons WHY drinking water is so important. Yet, even though you know you’re supposed to be drinking plenty of water, and you have every intention [...]

By Staff

January 18, 2016

Lifestyle, Health Tips, Recipes

Does the Shoe Fit? How to Choose Athletic Shoes

After a hiatus that lasted longer than expected, you’ve made the decision to get back into an exercise routine. You’ve already figured out where you’re going to work out (some of you are going [...]

By Staff

January 13, 2016

Lifestyle, Exercise, Health Tips

Tips for Making Your New Year’s Resolutions Stick

Tomorrow starts a brand new year. That means it’s time to make big, lofty goals to completely transform yourself as a person, right? Hmmm, not so fast. A new year is a time for a fresh start, but [...]

By Staff

December 31, 2015

Lifestyle, General Health, Health Tips

The Whole30 Program: Can It Change Your Life?

In 2009, Melissa and Dallas Hartwig developed a clean eating program designed to “change your life in 30 days”. In its infancy, this program, which was officially named the Whole30, not only [...]

By Staff

March 15, 2017

Nutrition, Lifestyle

Your Morning Routine: How to Start Your Day Off Right

People say your morning routine sets the tone for your entire day. If that is, indeed, true (and based on our experience, it is), that first hour after waking up is crucial time that’s often [...]

By Jodi Jaffe

February 12, 2020

Lifestyle, General Health, Health Tips

Cortisol Manager: Your Secret Weapon for Stress

Stress. It’s an inevitable part of life. No matter what you do, you’re going to be affected by stress in some way. This stress can come from having too much on your plate; or from financial [...]

By Staff

August 16, 2016

Lifestyle, Supplements

Why You Shouldn’t Make New Year’s Resolutions

What we’re about to say may surprise you, so hold onto your seats. Ready? Are you sitting down? We don’t think you should make any New Year’s resolutions this year. Now we know this isn’t the [...]

By Jodi Jaffe

December 30, 2018

Lifestyle

Five Health and Fitness Instagram Accounts You Need to Follow

When it comes to recipes, health tips, and general motivation and inspiration, Instagram is an absolute goldmine. It may seem counter-intuitive to spend a lot of time browsing through social media [...]

By Staff

August 11, 2016

Lifestyle, Health Tips

Sleep and Weight Loss: What’s the Connection?

As a kid, you probably fought your parents tooth and nail over naptime, bedtime or any time that involved you having to go to sleep. As an adult, you may count down the minutes until you can crawl [...]

By Jodi Jaffe

December 6, 2019

Lifestyle, Weight Loss

Weight Loss in Phoenix: Our Favorite Phoenix Outdoor Activities

Phoenix represents the best of both worlds: it is where big city life meets the great outdoors, making it one of the best places in the country to get out and get fit. If you are looking for weight [...]

By Staff

April 11, 2014

Lifestyle

Pure Green Coffee Beans and Weight Loss

Green is probably not the color you normally associate with coffee, but raw, unroasted coffee seeds are actually a golden-green shade. Typically, these beans, technically the seeds of Coffee fruits, [...]

By Staff

April 9, 2014

Lifestyle, Weight Loss

Make the Outdoors Your Gym in Arizona

Arizona is an ideal playground for those who love the great outdoors and have an adventurous spirit. While people in other areas of the country are stuck inside and going to crowded, expensive gyms [...]

By Staff

March 20, 2014

Lifestyle

Healthy Ways to Cope with Stress

Although you cannot control the body's automatic, natural response to stress, you can make moves to limit stress in your life and relieve tension. Next time you are feeling stressed, try these [...]

By Staff

March 14, 2014

Lifestyle

Tips for Sticking to Your Goals During Memorial Day Weekend

This Memorial Day weekend marks the official start of summer. It also marks the official start of outdoor BBQs, longer days and the foods and drinks that come with them. Burgers, beers, and desserts [...]

By Jodi Jaffe

May 21, 2019

Lifestyle, Weight Loss, Health Tips

Getting Enough Sleep: The Secret Weapon for Weight Loss

A few weeks ago we discussed how important a good’s night sleep is to reaching your weight loss goals. In today’s modern lifestyle, getting a good night’s sleep is getting more and more [...]

By Staff

April 4, 2015

Stress Relief, Lifestyle, Weight Loss, General Health, Health Tips

Why Can’t I Lose Weight? I’m Doing Everything Right.

When you’re trying to lose weight and you’re not seeing the results you want, it’s tempting to put the blame elsewhere – to say “I’m doing everything right! Why can’t I lose [...]

By Jodi Jaffe

August 17, 2019

Lifestyle, Weight Loss

Is Stress Keeping you From Reaching Your Weight Loss Goals?

Last week, in honor of American Heart Month, we talked about how stress affects your heart health. This week, we want to break down how stress can prevent you from losing weight — or at least [...]

By Jodi Jaffe

February 28, 2019

Stress Relief, Lifestyle, Weight Loss, Health Tips

Getting Familiar with the Paleo Diet

Interest in the Paleo diet is on the rise. Practically everywhere you look, there’s Paleo this and Paleo that. Facebook has been inundated with Paleo recipes – and they look darn good! – but is [...]

By Staff

March 3, 2015

Nutrition, Lifestyle

Reducing Stress: Your Key to Weight Loss

April is National Stress Awareness month. And while the definition of stress varies among individuals, a common theme is that stress not only prevents you from reaching your weight loss goals, it can [...]

By Jodi Jaffe

April 3, 2019

Stress Relief, Lifestyle

5 Science-Backed Weight Loss Tips That Work

The weight loss industry is loaded with myths, old wives’ tales, and just downright bad advice. With the world focused on quick fixes, it can be difficult to differentiate between what’s real and [...]

By Jodi Jaffe

September 6, 2019

Nutrition, Lifestyle, Weight Loss

Tips for Maintaining Weight Loss

Losing weight isn’t easy, there’s no doubt about that. But sometimes, maintaining weight loss can be even harder. Once you start getting close to your goals, you may find that you ease up a [...]

By Jodi Jaffe

February 21, 2020

Lifestyle, Weight Loss, Health Tips

Easy Tips for Beating That Post-Holiday Bloat

Thanksgiving has come and gone. You spent time with your family, had some laughs with your friends, and now you’re left still feeling bloated and full. If you overindulged (and seem to keep [...]

By Jodi Jaffe

November 30, 2018

Lifestyle, Health Tips

Troubleshooting: How to Make Your Diet Work For You

How many times have you heard someone say “Ugh, I can’t. I’m on a diet.” followed by a sigh or a longing look or even an eye roll? How many times have you said it yourself? Being on a diet [...]

By Staff

October 24, 2014

Lifestyle, Weight Loss, Health Tips

Valentine’s Day Ideas That Don’t Involve Dinner

Going out to eat has become a favorite pastime and a go-to social event. Night out with the girls? Dinner and cocktails. Date night? Movie and a romantic dinner. Business meeting? Lunch with your [...]

By Staff

January 31, 2015

Lifestyle

Get Choosy With Your Holiday Cocktails – How to Indulge without Gaining Weight

The holiday season isn’t just a time where food abounds; it’s also a time where the liquor flows like water. Everywhere you look there’s fancy schmancy holiday cocktails – peppermint this or [...]

By Jodi Jaffe

December 22, 2018

Nutrition, Lifestyle, Weight Loss, Health Tips

New Year’s Resolution: Tips to Make It Last

Ahh, the New Year is quickly approaching and you know what that means – it’s time for a New Year resolution! A lot of people poke fun at the New Year’s Resolution because many tend to throw in [...]

By Jodi Jaffe

December 27, 2019

Lifestyle, General Health, Health Tips

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