Optimum Wellness Features

D Deficiency in Overweight Children

Excess body weight is associated with risk of vitamin D deficiency in children and adults.

Getting The Most From Our Produce

For a person who visits the grocery store typically no less than three to four times a week, one might think that I'm less guilty of allowing food, specifically fresh fruit and vegetables, go bad.

Why We Like Lycopene

Lycopene is a carotenoid that has gained considerable press in the last decade.

Spring Clean Your Life

We tend to hear a lot about cleansing and detoxing when springtime rolls around.

Persistence with Your Commitment

Hold a picture of yourself long and steadily enough in your mind's eye, and you will be drawn toward it. ~ Napoleon Hill

All About Nettles

Nettle (Urtica dioica), also known as Stinging Nettle, is a perennial plant that grows wild all over the world.

Probiotics May Burn Fat and Help You Sleep

Probiotics coming from the Lactobacillus species have demonstrated beneficial health effects including improved blood cholesterol levels, gastrointestinal health, increased immune response, antiviral activity, and decreased risk for stroke and high blood pressure.

Training for Your Best Life

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. -Mahatma Gandhi

Plant Based Protein for Optimum Wellness

Vegetarians are often asked the question, "how do you get your protein?"

Go Veggie for February

During the month of February, we are typically bombarded with heart health information, which is a good thing.

5 Actions You Can Take Today To Lower Your Blood Pressure

High blood pressure (hypertension) is a health concern that affects roughly 2/3 of the population over age 65.

What to Eat Now - Citrus!

The Risks and Myths of Multitasking

Have you ever checked email or logged onto Facebook while you were having a telephone conversation?

Navigating the Holidays Happily and Healthfully

"For somehow, not only at Christmas, but all the long year through, The joy that you give to others is the joy that comes back to you."

~ John Greenleaf Whittier

Gratitude is the Gift that Keeps on Giving

Thanksgiving may be nothing more than a memory by now, so how are you doing in the gratitude department?

Maintenance Required

Driving around town I noticed the "Maintenance Required" light come on in my car.

It's Not About the Turkey

Thanksgiving does not come to the United States every year without some degree of controversy

Being Extraordinary Is Inconvenient

At 6am what is more comfortable, continuing to lie on your pillow or getting up and put on your running shoes?

FIT (Fully Inspired Thanksgiving) Holiday Tips

It's our favorite holiday of the entire year, Thanksgiving.

Fake Health Foods

Most of us do our best to eat right and make good choices.