Another successful group Ate Smart, Moved More, and Prevented Diabetes at Carolina Preserve

For the sixth consecutive year, the Eat Smart, Move More, Prevent Diabetes program has been offered to residents of the Carolina Preserve community in Cary, NC.  From March 2023 until March 2024, 10 participants completed the program losing a combined total of more than 117 pounds!  Many also lowered their A1c and overall decreased their […]

Registration Open: FREE Holiday Challenge!

The 2016 Eat Smart, Move More, Maintain, don’t gain! Holiday Challenge This holiday season, the only thing that should be “stuffed” is the turkey.  Many Americans gain between 1 and 5 pounds each holiday season. While it may not sound like much, most people never manage to lose these extra pounds. You are invited to join […]

2015 Holiday Challenge Wrap-Up Report

The Holiday Challenge team is pleased to announce that the 2015 Holiday Challenge was the biggest and best yet!  A total of 13, 632 participants signed up from all 50 States and Canada.  Even among the holiday hustle and bustle, 67% of participants were able to maintain their weight and 25% lost weight. This map […]

Tips to Sleep Soundly

Sleep is hard to come by this time of year. I often push it off when I have other things I need to do, such as wrapping presents and preparing for holiday parties. I heard these interesting sleep statistics on the local radio station from John Tesh and thought I would share. These little tidbits […]

Family Fun in the Kitchen

One of the TV shows that my family all enjoys watching together is a show called Chopped on the Food Network.  If you have never seen it before, they start out with 4 chefs and each chef gets a basket full of mystery ingredients.  There is an appetizer, entrée and dessert round and one chef […]

Stop and Smell the Roses

When I was a very young child, I lived with my grandparents in a very remote countryside in Southeast Asia. A place full of green hills and fruit trees, it was in this beautiful setting that I fell madly in love with the beauty of nature. A few times a week, in comfortable shoes and […]