According to a recent study and article in today’s Metro, “Hefty, but healthy,” you can have a beach bod but be primed for a heart-attack while over half of overweight people are fairly healthy!

These results don’t really come as a surprise, though, do they?

Although extra weight burdens the heart, it is thin people that often have heart problems. Many of these “normal weight range” people have the luxury of being born with metabolisms of race horses. This is part of the problem as their outer appearances allow them to believe that they are safe to lead an unhealthy lifestyle without consequence.

What’s so great about this story is that it challenges both stereotypes and the standard method of calculating a healthy weight range.

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If you’re a vegetarian, chances are you are using soy as a large source of protein in your diet. But is it healthy for you? Apparently, there is a hot soy debate in the health and nutrition industry. Some health professionals, like Dr. Mercola , believe soy is NOT a health food and that soy in any form, even tofu, may actually be harmful!

Here is a 5 minute video of Dr. Mercola making a case against soy as a health food:

Basically, the argument is that soy has chemical compounds that inhibits or impairs human protein digestion, thyroid function and the absorption of important minerals including iron, zinc, magnesium, calcium. Some of the negative side-effects of soy have been linked to breast cancer, abnormal brain functioning in men and developmental abnormalities in infants, to name a few.

Soy critics point out humans cannot safely consume all-natural soy without comprising their system. They contend that most of today’s commercial soy is genetically modified or processed so that we may enjoy its health benefits. But don’t these alterations by man carry their own negative health impacts?

Professionals like Dr. Mercola think the only safe way humans can reap the health benefits of soy is through the natural fermentation process.

So what are your thoughts on soy? Do you think the positives outweigh the negatives?

If you’re a Canadian woman wanting a long, healthy life but have no idea where to start, then check out the Live Well, Experience Life website (www.tolivewell.ca ). After filling out a quick sign-up form, you’ll receive in the mail a free, printed pocket-book “A Woman’s Guide to Optimum Health,” compliments of SunLife Financial.

It starts like this:

The Time is NOW

Your health is like a retirement fund. The sooner you implement the program and begin making deposits, the quicker the benefits begin to build. And so, it also stands to reason that the more substantial the contribution, the more substantial or “healthier” the result.

More like a survival guide for women in today’s fast-paced world, Sherry Torkus, author, pharmacist and fitness instructor, shares with us 3 essential elements of health: Read the rest of this entry »

There’s been a lot of hype in the news recently about the miracles of keeping a food log. Tons of stories, like the one found in Metro’s Tuesday’s article, “Start a diary, shed pounds ,” have cited findings from a recent study of nearly 1700 overweight people. It’s big news because the results show that this extremely easy-to-use, mobile and highly attentive method doubles weight loss efforts !

The authors of the study suggest that keeping a food diary give dieters the ammunition they need to triumph in their battle against the bulge. Knowing how many calories are consumed in a day and where they come from, allow dieters to create and execute a successful plan of attack.

But why do food diaries work so well?

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Ever wonder why some orgasms leave you energized while others send you into dreamland before you get a chance to say, “’Night, Babe”?

Earlier this week, Metro News published a fascinating piece, “More than intercourse ,” that featured a course in orgasmic meditation or conscious sensuality . According to the article, there are two types of orgasms, valley and peak. “Valley orgasms…are associated with stillness, muscular relaxation and intimate connection. Valley orgasms energize; peak orgasms can be exhausting.”

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