I Knew I Was Morbidly Obese

You may not have heard about it this week, with all the major news events going on, but Weight Watchers is suing Jenny Craig. I know, I know…you’re thinking big deal, right? Well, in the world of nutrition, this is about as big as it gets! Weight Watchers claims that Jenny Craig used false and deceptive advertising in its most recent campaign.

There is an ongoing debate about whether one should eat organic foods or not. Some say eating organic is a no-brainer because of the potential ingestion of hormones, antibiotics, pesticides and other dubious additives found in conventionally grown foods. On the other hand, some argue that organic foods are similar in nutritional quality, yet they cost more and aren’t all that accessible. So, what’s the real story? Check out some of these informational tidbits before you change your shopping habits!

Anytime Fitness Members,

To begin my first blog, I wanted to simply say it is a great pleasure to now be a part of the Anytime Fitness team, and I wanted to thank them for providing me this forum to reach out directly to members. Each month I will be able to give you updates on my training regimen that help me prepare for a long season in professional baseball. I think you will find that the exercises I focus on aren’t all that different from what you yourself may be doing in the gym. Now that we are in the offseason I have to focus even more on getting my workouts in because I don’t have the set schedule each week that I do during the season. Thankfully, I always know the date of the start of spring training and that in itself proves to be a motivating factor to ramp up my training. Besides, if you are anything like me during the holidays you know that you eat so much you feel like you need to start working out immediately to get back to normal.

I love coffee. Literally. If coffee were a person, I’d marry it. If coffee were a band, I’d stalk it on the road and try to hook up back stage. If coffee were a lemming, I’d probably follow it off a cliff.

I’ve been a physician for more than twenty years and I’ve seen a lot of patients. I can tell you first-hand, people who exercise are healthier. They are less prone to illness, less affected by stress, and generally do seem to be happier.

We all know exercise is not a magic bullet. It doesn’t guarantee you won’t get cancer or have high blood pressure. But research clearly shows exercise helps treat and prevent many chronic diseases including diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and hypertension.