Tina Sarkey’s Health & Fitness News

While I do not advocate ANY diet program, I am always searching for good articles on health and fitness, and the Weight Watcher’s website has proven to be an excellent resource. Click here to read an excellent article on how to incorporate a 10,000 step program into your life to improve your body composition. The article also cites research done on the Amish who eat a high-fat/high-sugar diet, yet have only a 4% obesity rate. They also average 14,000 to 18,000 steps a day. And there is a table of “step equivalents” so that you can add activities other than walking to reach your goal of 10,000 steps.

I am so delighted to know that coffee won’t raise my risk of heart disease. To me, coffee is like chocolate is to other people. I have known for years the French press and expresso style of making coffee has some risk, so I put small paper filters in my cappuccino maker when I make it. I am sure that some purists would be horrified. Click here to read the good news.