Ainsley Laing

Have you ever thought about the different ways that exercise engages and develops the brain and contributes to emotional, intellectual as well as physical health? This article explores some of these concepts.

As a trainer, I often get this question: don't I need to do long duration aerobic training to burn fat? The answer is (drum roll please) both aerobic (low intensity) training and anaerobic (high intensity) training will do the trick

If you look closely, you will find that the most meaningful things in your life involve giving your unique gifts to others in some way. Real joy comes from giving.

We have all been hearing a lot lately about our Omega-3 fatty acid to Omega-6 ratios and how the typical western diet has "flipped" the ratio backwards. Basically, we eat too many omega-6, not enough omega-3 and too much saturated and trans fat.

Through trial and error and speaking with other parents who have gone in favor of "green cleaning", I have learned that pretty much all household cleaning can be done using a bit of creativity and things you already have in your kitchen.

When you are feeling emotional from someone's criticism, it's helpful to try and remember that most criticism is meant to help. Learning to evaluate it objectively will lead to many opportunities for growth and improvement!

We live in a world where when someone wrongs us, often we are told "I'm sorry" and the reply is usually "never mind", "forget about it" or "it's nothing". This works 99.9% of the time. But what about when someone has hurts us intentionally - obviously premeditated and/or repeated over a long period of time?

Here's an idea: why not take care of your real, blood pumping, heart and appreciate it on Valentine's Day? For without it, we would not be enjoying this or any other day! Or better yet, why not get together with your honey and make a plan to make sure that both of you are in good health to celebrate many more Valentine's Days?

What is MSG and is it good for you? What kinds of foods contain it?