Healthy Tips

Healthy Tips

3 Tips for Fitting Running Shoes

With Brian Michasiw of Brainsport “With over three decades of shoe fitting, here are the 3 most important things I can share about running shoes: 1) Break In Period.  Today’s running shoes are built to be comfortable as soon as you put them on. If you’re trying on shoes that feel heavy, stiff, clunky or

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Bruce CravenOctober 25, 2017

3 Tips for Not Overeating this Thanksgiving

Amanda Kilduff, RD, talks about three simple tips to not overeat this Thanksgiving! Be mindful of your hunger and satiety cues. Holiday meals usually mean large portions of home cooked meals and desserts. This often results in overeating at meals to get a taste of everything to enjoy. While building your plate, take notice of

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Kathy ShirkyOctober 3, 2017

How to Stay Active at Work

Having a desk job will naturally keep you from moving about in a natural fashion. The less you are active, the more you will experience fatigue and stiffness, both mentally and physically. Taking the time to move around and create a more comfortable environment for yourself may seem like wasted time, but your productivity will

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Kathy ShirkyJuly 25, 2017

3 Nutrition Tips for Surviving Summer

With Amanda Kilduff, RD Stay hydrated. If you can, carry a water bottle with you wherever you go and sip from it throughout the day before you get thirsty. Adding lemon wedges, lime wedges, or mint can make water more appealing to drink from, if desired. Be mindful. Summertime means BBQ’s, patio gatherings, camping, etc.

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Kathy ShirkyJuly 4, 2017

How to Put the Spring Back in Your Step

There’s no avoiding it; with age can come a whole host of new challenges, and with them seemingly random aches and pains. Fingers and joints may become sore after mundane chores, and physical undertakings that once brought joy now result in discomfort. It can be easy to become discouraged away from participating in activities that

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Kathy ShirkyJune 14, 2017

Fresh Starts

With Alison Friesen, RD Tis’ the season for New Year Resolutions. Way too often, we jump into unrealistic resolutions that last for not even half the year. We set ourselves up for failure by jumping into a crazy diet trend or restricting ourselves from something we love. Why not start this year off right and

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Kathy ShirkyFebruary 1, 2017