Author Archives: jeffbettag

Getting enough water into our bodies is possibly the most important thing we can do for ourselves.  Yes, we need food for fuel but the water is what gives us energy and lack of water can cause many problems.  Our muscles are made up of approximately 70% water and our body as a whole isContinue reading “Hydrate for health”

There is great concern about the weight problem our children are facing today.  We all know that the excess weight we carry will lead to many health issues down the road, health issues that can be very costly.  There are a number of things that factor into this from the use of computers that makeContinue reading “Kids Weight Issues”

There are many decisions we need to make when looking to lose weight and maintain the ideal, healthy weight.  One of those is whether to eat the traditional 3 meals a day or go the “mini- meal” 5-6 times a day.  The latter has taken momentum as the better way to go about weight loss,Continue reading “Decisions, decisions. How to eat to lose weight.”

I was training an early morning client and he was telling me his friend referred to his trainer as the prince of pain.  What a cool nickname!  I will probably never be given such a name and honestly I am fine with that.  There are many trainers out there who have one goal in mindContinue reading “The “Prince of Pain””

I hear this a lot from people trying to lose weight.  It is a battle as to what you can and can’t eat when you want to see the number on the scale go down.  There is obviously a relationship between your weight and what foods you are eating.  I truly believe this does notContinue reading “I can never have another cookie again!”

We’re getting close to that time.  The pools will be opening, getting the shorts and t-shirts out.  Are you ready??  I am!  I don’t know about you but I am officially finished with winter!  Don’t panic if you don’t feel you are ready to put that suit on.  Five must – do exercises are benchContinue reading “Ready for that swimsuit?”

I cringe every time I hear someone talk about going on a diet for 30 days to kick start weight loss.  My first question to them is what are you going to do after those 30 days?  Most don’t have a plan.  The problem is that after going on a “diet”, they go back toContinue reading “Why go on a diet????”

We hear all the time that we should look for organic foods when possible.  The belief is that “organic” means safe and free from toxins.  This is a bit misleading in that those organic foods are grown in the ground and it is difficult, if not impossible, to keep some toxins out.  Don’t get tooContinue reading “How to truly grow organic”

Many times I have met with a client and they bring in a picture from a magazine telling me that is what they want to look like.  We are constantly bombarded with the fitness magazine covers showing a buff dude with his shirt off and ripped muscles standing next to a beautiful gal wearing aContinue reading “I wanna look like a fitness magazine model”

It is amazing to me that people are willing to simply go with the cheapest path when it comes to, in my opinion, the most important thing, their health.  We need fruits, vegetables and berries in our system to fight off illness and make these machines function properly.  The supplement industry preys on this byContinue reading “Cost of health”