Author Archives: jeffbettag

Newsflash!  The issue of healthcare is in the news!  You see, people are arguing on how to make healthcare affordable and who can do that the best.  It is pitting politician against politician and I know this may just sound crazy, but even though there are all these educated politicians involved, things are a bigContinue reading “Healthcare is expensive!!”

Superfoods.  We hear about them all the time.  A different fruit, vegetable or berry is named a superfood and everyone gobbles that food up thinking that is all they have to eat.  Then the supplement industry jumps on board and sells a pill that may or may not have any of the good stuff inContinue reading “Let food be thy medicine…”

When you hear how many fruits and vegetables we need on a regular basis you might start to think you need to be a vegetarian just to be healthy.  I know a lot of vegetarians who are very healthy but I also know a lot of non-vegetarians who are also healthy.  It really comes downContinue reading “Do I need to be a vegetarian?”

Celery isn’t flashy like blueberries or the acai berry.  It doesn’t crave the attention of the avocado.  However, just because celery is humble does not mean it isn’t beneficial. It can help lower blood pressure, can reduce the “bad” cholesterol and can help to regulate our bodies alkaline balance.  There is magnesium in celery toContinue reading “Celery–an unsung hero”

There is no way of getting around this.  We put gas in our cars to make them run, and our bodies also need fuel, the right fuel.  We have fooled ourselves into thinking the so called food we get from a drive through is the right stuff.  Man made “food” is not the right fuelContinue reading “Eat your fruits, vegetables, beans and berries!”

As we get older, our balance, or lack of, can be the difference between a little stumble or a broken hip.  There is a simple reason for balance becoming more of an issue and I am going to give you some pointers that will be so much more beneficial than simply standing on one leg.Continue reading “Balance issues?”

This is the question we have to ask ourselves in order to successfully lose pounds.  How serious am I?  What am I willing to do?  Do I need to seek assistance and be teachable?   Once we get past all those excuses about why we can’t lose the weight, everything seems to fall into place.Continue reading “Do you really want to lose weight?”

Did you do this??  So much candy was given out during Halloween and guess what, it wasn’t even over and the stores were changing over to Christmas treats!   We talk all the time about how to get through these weeks ahead.  There really is no easy solution but there is a way to doContinue reading “Halloween candy for breakfast!”

We have all heard that hard core mantra, “no pain, no gain”.   If you weren’t hurting you simply weren’t doing enough.  There is a line that can be crossed into doing more harm than good. First, you have to determine the difference between good pain and bad pain.  If your muscles are sore that isContinue reading “Should I work through pain?”

I have always known how to swim, but the way I did it was more for survival than exercise.  Or “swimming” meant floating in a pool with a cold drink in hand.  Once I decided to use it for exercise I realized what an amazing workout it is. About 15 years ago I made theContinue reading “Swim for your health”