Jamie J. Spannhake

What is Metabolic Syndrome or Syndrome X? Metabolic Syndrome and Syndrome X are two names for the same problem. It is a disorder that involves a combination of three or…

It’s spring! Finally, the sun is shining, the world is budding, the birds are chirping, and spring cleaning can begin. We usually think of spring cleaning our house, but here…

Business travel can be bad for your health. In fact, studies show that health risks increase as travel increases. Extensive travelers are 92 percent more likely to be obese and…

Most people make a New Year’s resolution related to their health. But by the end of February, more than 75 percent of them have given up. If one of your…

You can track nearly everything related to fitness with an app or wearable, or some smart combination of the two: sleep, steps, heart rate, calories, nutrition … the list goes…

While lots of things about the holidays are great, holiday travel is stressful. The roads and airports are crowded, the weather is not always cooperative, and the trips are often…

  Snacking is important for maintaining a healthy weight, particularly if you have an active life. The most powerful cause of overeating is undereating. In other words, when you wait…

Eliminate processed foods. Welcome to the processed food elimination challenge! The goal is to cut your processed food by at least 25 percent. What do we mean by processed food?…

Fitness, according to Merriam-Webster, is “the quality or state of being fit.” So what, then, is “fit”? Therein lies the key to true fitness. As Merriam-Webster explains, “fit” means “sound physically and…

Paleo blueberry lemon zested muffins. What is Paleo? It is said to be the diet of our long-ago ancestors, way long ago: in other words, the caveman (and woman). It…