In Los Angeles, Collagen is mostly known as an aging woman’s best friend. Collagen is the wrinkle-preventing protein that the body produces naturally, in women and men alike, keeping skin smooth and young. However, as we age, this fountain of youth begins to run dry and our skin begins to sag. Therefore, in an effort […]
Body Designs 229: No BEEF with Red Meat!
More and more of my clients, and self defined “fitness-minded” people around the world are withdrawing from eating red meat. So, what’s their beef with Red Meat? The reasons purported range from avoiding “high” health risks like cancer, diabetes and heart disease to being environmentally conscious. However, are these or any other reasons valid enough […]
Body Designs 224: Regaining Hormone Balance
This article details how hormone balance help you feel better.
Body Designs 210: Atrophy (Muscle Loss): Fit or Fat at Fifty and Above
Over the past month or so, many of my clients have asked me how it feels to be 50 years old. I find it kinda funny to hear that question from so many who past that milestone long before I did. The Jersey Boy in me wanted to say, “Why do you ask? Has it been […]
Body Designs 205: All in agreement say, “Almond”?
Good Morning and a Belated Welcome to 2018 You Nuts! If you are wondering why I have waited until the last weekend of January to write a fitness article when most other fitness “journalists” would opt to seize the opportunity to motivate current, past and potential new clients on the first day of 2018 in […]
Body Designs 199: Incredible Edibles
Good Morning you little Buggers!Well, we are now down to our last two Sundays together. I sure hope you’ve enjoyed spending the last four years worth with me! I know I enjoyed sharing mine, and so much more, with you!Entomophagy, or human insect-eating, is common in such parts of the world as North, Central and […]
Body Designs 196: Cell Mates
Good Morning You Cellmongers: Today’s installment may be a bit “hard to digest”, but if you understand what is truly necessary to do in order to succeed at losing weight (fat, more specifically), you’ll finally be able to achieve the goals you’ve set for yourself. Let’s start with the basics. Everyone has fat cells that […]
Body Designs 179: Is Bacon “Kosher” for your Diet?
Good Morning Brethren: Today’s sermon is one that you would have bet to see pigs fly before “hearing” – at least from me. But, as the ever non-prejudicial, open-minded and clear-thinking person you all know me to be (no laughing Ken, Fred and Ellen N. as well as Ellen G.; oh and Jeff, Molly and […]
Body Designs 174: Tofu Ya! Or Tofooey?
Happy New Year! I hope all of you enjoyed yourselves as much as Tracy and I did! Sushi and Champagne is the way to go to on New Year’s Eve! Anyway, speaking of Asian Cuisine, again, I was first introduced to Tofu when my family and I went to China in the early 1980’s. We […]
Body Designs 154: I call FOWL on New Canadian Research
Quail eggs are the “Ancient Chinese Secret” that provide the succulent flavor we yearn for from adolescence without the negative health effects associate with its cousin the chicken egg. In fact, for thousands of years, Chinese medical practitioners have used quail eggs to heal such ailments as rhinitis, asthma, hay fever, spasmodic cough, as well […]