By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Part I (Swimming) Back in November I posted a blog about the CNN Fit Nation Triathlon Challenge based on a tweet from Sanjay Gupta, MD, Chief Medical Correspondent for CNN. Dr. Sanjay Gupta was looking for eager participants for the Fit Nation Triathlon Challenge. As a result of that post, Linda Fisher-Lewis, a Healthin30 reader was chosen as one of the contestants to train for CNN Fit Nation Triathlon…
Read More...Happiness: 3 Tips for a Spectacular YOU
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Posted in Healthy Living Thank you to all the Huffingtonpost readers for retweeting my latest post on Huffingtonpost, “3 Tips for a Spectacular YOU, Oh Really?” (published in the “Happiness” section) on Twitter 348 times. I greatly appreciate your readership. You know that person you work with, the one that always seems to be in a bad mood, the one that never smiles, the one that never has a…
Read More...Healthin30 on KOMO News Radio Seattle, WA Shares Tips About Reading Food Labels
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA I was thrilled to take the other end of the microphone as guest expert for quick healthy living spot on KOMO News Radio in Seattle, WA, thanks to Matthew Holt and courtesy of The Health Care Blog. I talked with hosts John and Nancy about the importance of reading the ingredients on food packages. Reading only the front food labels on food products can be misleading. Consumers need to…
Read More...4 Super Foods for Spectacular Health
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Raise your hand if you want to eat healthy. Healthy eating isn’t just good for cinching your waistline; it’s great for overall health. From glowing skin, to heart health, to maintaining healthy teeth and bones; eating foods packed with certain nutrients can also protect your immune system and fight infections. It can boost your libido and decrease that lousy (LDL) cholesterol and boost your good (HDL) cholesterol. Healthy eating…
Read More...Women’s Fitness: Simple Moves to get you Fit and Toned at the Office or at Home
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA My good friend works at a major company in NYC and she’s fortunate since she’s able to hit the gym on her lunch hour. If you have a job that allows you the time to go to the gym, that’s great. Not everyone is that fortunate. As women we have so many responsibilities and we’re so busy. Trying to juggle work, family and friends can be a struggle and…
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