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Are You Gluten Intolerant?

Are You Gluten Intolerant?

Research shows that gluten sensitivity in some form, including celiac disease and mild gluten intolerance, affects approximately 15% of the US population. These statistics are likely to be similar in Western countries with similar health issues and dietary patterns. Are you one of these people? How do you recognize gluten intolerance symptoms?
Teens Need Exercise Too

Teens Need Exercise Too

Today’s teens have access to more video games and other technology that keeps them away from the great outdoors and off the basketball court. Instead of moving their growing bodies, they spend countless hours pushing buttons, texting friends, and playing video games. But if exercise isn’t a regular part of your teen’s life, big trouble could be right down the road. Why should your teen get into the exercise routine, and how can you make it happen?
How to Get Everything You Want

How to Get Everything You Want

Today you have a clean slate with a brand new year spread out in front of you, filled with endless possibilities. How will you harness your potential to create the very best you? Here’s to a Happy New Year and to getting everything that you want out of 2012.
Weight Loss in the New Year

Weight Loss in the New Year

Happy New Year! What a great time of you to get focused on goal setting. Unfortunately 85% of all goals set on January 1st are broken in the 1st 30 days. The # 1 goal broken is weight loss and getting healthy. If weight loss is your 2012 goal do not become part of the 85%. Join me with the 15% . Try these 7 steps and victory will be imminent.
How to Snack Smart

How to Snack Smart

If your stomach starts rumbling and lunch is still two hours away, you’re going to need a snack to make it through the day. What you reach for at snack time can make a big difference in your energy level, weight, and overall health. Choose the wrong snack, and you’ll feel dragged down and even more tired. Choose wisely, and you’ll get the boost you need.
Cultured Whey for Gut Health

Cultured Whey for Gut Health

We wanted to share with you the new Beyond Organic product called Suero Viv for which the literal translation is “whey of life”. The main ingredient in this beverage is cultured whey. That may not mean much to you yet but by the time you finish reading this blog post you will have a much clearer understanding of why this is so important for your health.
Tips for Surviving the Holidays

Tips for Surviving the Holidays

Exercise Begins Now! Not as your New Years' resolution. Remember, movement is medicine for your body.
How to Stay Healthy During the Holidays

How to Stay Healthy During the Holidays

During the holidays with additional stress and the business of the season it is easy to neglect your health. Try these tips to maintain good health for the remainder of 2011 and beginning of 2012 with a new health vision.
Your Guide to Eating Out Healthy

Your Guide to Eating Out Healthy

It is said that 80% of your weight loss results are derived from diet, and the remaining 20% from exercise—so you can see how important it is for you to stick with a healthy eating plan. Use the following tips as your guide to eating out right:
Things You Didn’t Know About Your Thanksgiving Turkey

Things You Didn’t Know About Your Thanksgiving Turkey

Thanksgiving is a time of celebration with family and friends. This year it's time to give thanks to an amazing superfood Turkey. Enjoy Turkey for these reasons.
The Truth About Supplements

The Truth About Supplements

A recent splash in the media occurred when a paper published by the Archives of internal medicine reported that dietary supplements may increase mortality rates in older women. A write-up from ScienceDaily titled their piece on this, “Certain Dietary Supplements Associated with Increased Risk of Death in Older Women.”
Integrative Diabetic Treatment

Integrative Diabetic Treatment

Progressive Medical will be involved in a number of clinical trials. These clinical trials will be therapies that we have used for decades at Progressive, but putting them together in a way so that we can look at data and see what has the best outcomes.