Archive By Section - Healthy Living
Starting off on the right foot
I was ready for 2012, but my body wasn't. My New Year's Eve was spent sick in bed, victim of the latest mutant strain of flu floating around the office. Though I rallied enough to work the following Monday, my sinuses were congested and I wasn't quite feeling like myself. Over-the-counter meds masked the symptoms enough to get me through the day, but I didn't feel truly like I turned ...
Fit for a rejuvenation
Your son has end-stage cancer." Those words rocked Carol Morton harder than anything ever had before.
Seasonal gifts for health and beauty
I don't think I know of a single woman who wouldn't adore a gift certificate for a facial as a holiday gift.
Shining a light on eating disorders
Fame can make keeping secrets difficult, especially when you suffer from an eating disorder like anorexia nervosa or bulimia.
Battling the holiday bulge
How many times have you heard that the average person gains 7 to 10 pounds from Thanksgiving to New Year's Day?
A prevalence of prediabetes
It started with excessive thirst, followed by a sudden drop in energy and weight. Bala Balakumar, of Canyon Country, knew the signs all too well, coming from a family with diabetes.
Learn the latest on joint replacement at seminar
Do you wake up with stiffness and joint pain? Have you heard about osteoarthritis causing this pain and want to learn more?
Finding the next milestone
Throughout the journey of our lives, we all have various milestones, which is exactly how James Madia saw his 50th birthday. It's his check-in point to ensure he's followed the proper path and arrived at his destination, which is to be in incredible shape at the age of 50.
A survivor’s story
Barbara Larson was getting ready for bed when she felt it, a grape-sized lump near her left breast.
Rachel Cosgrove: Cancer can happen to anyone
"Your husband has cancer." This was what the doctor said to me in the waiting room right after my husband, Alwyn, had gone in for surgery for what they thought was a harmless lipoma (a common benign growth). "What do you mean? How can that be? Cancer?" I asked. That moment changed our lives, seven years ago, in 2004, when my husband was diagnosed with stage 4 Hodgkins lymphoma. To give you some background, we ...
Unleashing the inner goddess
As my dear friend Robert likes to remind me, I have a lot of male chi. My favorite bands are Rage Against the Machine and Social Distortion. Until very recently, I proudly drove a dirty, black four-wheel-drive truck. My makeup routine is the occasional swipe of mascara and, for fitness, I walk my pit bull mixes, Sam and Buster, every morning through the woods where we live, rain, snow or shine. There is no pastel ...
Rachel Cosgrove: Rock your jeans again this fall
Fall is almost here, meaning two things: Kids are off to school, and jeans season is back. Are your skinny jeans taunting you from the back of your closet? Don't throw them out yet. Instead, get ready to lose two jean sizes in the next eight weeks. Cyndi Madia, a mother of two, wife and full-time career woman joined the Results Fitness "Rock Your Jeans Challenge" to lose two jean sizes in eight weeks. She ...
Sleep in longer to stay fit
Want an easy way to stay fit? Try staying asleep longer. Studies, such as the one in the 2004 Journal of Clinical Endocrinlogy and Metabolism, show that lack of sleep can trigger a reversal of the appetite-controlling hormone leptin. Leptin levels communicate to our brains that we are full, and are markedly dependent on sleep duration. Sleep deprivation results in triggering hormones in the nervous system that can lower leptin and leave you feeling hungry. ...
Jacki Curcio: Combatting wrinkle-causing skin factors
To combat facial lines and wrinkles, it is first necessary to understand how they develop. There are many contributing factors, including sun damage, dehydration, moisture loss, stress and toxins, dead skin-cell build up, facial expressions, wind and excessive cold temperatures and inadequate cleansing and moisturizing. Let's discuss each one to determine the best ways to protect oneself from too much of any of these potential contributors. Sun damage For numerous potential skin problems, the most ...
Rachel Cosgrove: Racing toward marathon fitness
Running one mile averages out to about 1,500 repetitions of bouncing on one leg. That is pretty advanced exercise, yet many people use running as their first and only introduction back into fitness. No wonder so many people end up with injuries. With the Santa Clarita marathon, half marathon and 5K in about 16 weeks, now is time to start training. Completing one of these events is a fantastic goal. First, stop and think about ...
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