Exercise Your Mind

As many of you know, breakfast is an absolute MUST in my book. Eating a hearty breakfast helps reduce levels of the hunger hormone ghrelin, keeping you satisfied throughout the morning and allowing your mind to focus on things other than your next food fix. ...read more

Q: Why are crunches hurting my neck so much? Am I doing them wrong?

Q: What kind of exercises can I do to target my "love handles" and get rid of them once and for all?

If you're looking to shed stubborn pounds, the rule of the game is to increase the intensity of your workouts. I want you to be working out at 85 percent of your maximum heart rate (MHR). ...read more

Q: I don't have time to cook — can you suggest some quick and easy breakfast, lunch, and dinner options that don't involve cooking?

A: Here you go!

Are you seeing slim-fitting and midriff-baring fashions everywhere? You probably want to show off your great abs or slender torso too. So many people believe that they have to aim for chiseled six- or eight-pack abdominals. ...read more

Quinoa may not have reached household name-status quite yet, but it's definitely getting there. And why shouldn't it? ...read more

Think about the activities you do every day, like opening doors, putting the toothpaste back on the top shelf of your medicine cabinet, carrying grocery bags into the house, and so on — what do they have in common? They all involve using the muscles of your torso.

Q: It's been a long time since I exercised, and there is no way I can do some of these exercises. I don't want to hurt myself, but I do want what I can do to be effective. What do you suggest?

Know someone who's getting amazing results from an insanely low-calorie diet? It may be tempting to severely restrict your calories in hopes of a drastic weight loss, but don't even think about it! ...read more