Nutrition & Exercise

“I look healthier, leaner and sculpted. I am happier.” These words are in my “Personal Decree” that I wrote 5 months ago when I started at Pumps. Ian gave me homework that required me to outline my personal goals and write a short decree that...

This salad is truly super – boasting all the nutrient powers of spinach, avocado and 3 types of seeds. It’s amazing how wonderfully flavorful these real food ingredients are. To make this a complete meal, add a serving of lean protein such as...

If you’ve been interested in fitness and health for more than a minute, then you know by now how important drinking plenty of water is for getting your body into top shape. But do you drink enough water? And is it really going to impact your...

Sister Cheryl Dazey, Franciscan Health Michigan City vice president of mission services, awards with a new mountain bike and other goodies St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic School fourth-grader Darek Shatat, who completed the most miles and steps during...

When you are eating for fat loss, a big salad is one of the best things that you can eat for dinner. It’s a wonderful blend of veggies that are high in fiber and you can top it off with a hearty serving of protein. Really any mixture of fresh...

Want to feel more alert? To keep up your mental energy and focus, you’ve got to eat the right foods, at the right time. A client recently complained that she suffered from ‘brain fog’. “My mental energy is shot and I can’t focus.” So she...

If you don’t already do this, make Monday’s slow cooker nights. Mondays have a way of getting super busy and hectic, so taking a few minutes to get dinner in the slow cooker that morning is a way to ensure that you and your family are enjoying a...

For a ninth consecutive year, members of the Community Hospital Fitness Pointe® team have been named champions of the World Rowing competition. Overall the team placed first, this time rowing a whopping 24,549,595 meters, beating out 67 other...

How many times have you told yourself that you'd exercise and get fit, if only you had the time? If I had a dollar for time I've heard the I-don't-have-time excuse… New and exciting research is coming out in favor of shorter, more intense workouts....

Thank you to all who completed the Biggest Loser Challenge. There were 102 NorthShore employees that completed the challenged and will receive 1 NSA point. There were also 19 employees who achieved over 5% weight loss which will receive an additional...