If you want to live healthy, being active is a great way to boost your efforts. Here are five simple ways to build more exercise into your routines, energizing daily life. Written for Group Health Research Institute.
Julian Rogers is a freelance writer, communications consultant and owner of Juju Eye Communications. Follow him on Twitter (@mrturophile), or connect with him on LinkedIn and Google+.
The rise in obesity over 
recent decades has been accompanied by a growth in chronic sleep problems. Research has shown that the two phenomena are not unrelated. Sleep plays a key role in maintaining health, including managing our weight, and lack of sleep is a known risk factor for obesity in both children and adults. Shorter sleep duration is also linked to higher body mass index (BMI) and the expression of obesity-related genes.
I was asked to help edit Sleep Junkies’ infographic that explains some of the factors that turn sleep loss into weight gain. Please check out their excellent website, where you’ll find a ton of great sleep-related content.
Julian Rogers is a freelance writer, communications consultant and owner of Juju Eye Communications. Follow him on Twitter (@mrturophile), or connect with him on LinkedIn and Google+.
If you’re at a point in your career where you are in a leadership role, you know stress. You know who else knows stress? The guys and gals at the bottom of the totem pole. I know some folks who wistfully wonder about ditching their top managerial positions for a “less demanding” role. Sound familiar?
I hope not. It’s a fantasy. The bottom-rung workers are no less stressed than the top dogs. You know who else is stressed? The guys and the gals stuck in the middle. They’re stressed too. Everyone is stressed — it’s just different licks off of the same liver-flavored ice cream cone.
Julian Rogers is a freelance writer, communications consultant and owner of Juju Eye Communications. Follow him on Twitter (@mrturophile), or connect with him on LinkedIn and Google+.
I did. I went gluten-free in late August to see if it would clear up some nagging health issues. It did. For me, it worked.
For you? Who knows. The only way to find out if your IBS, bloating, body aches, joint pain, ataxia, afternoon crashes, brain fogginess and other symptoms are caused by a sensitivity to gluten is to remove it from your diet for a month.
Read this important article on Business Insider for 6 enlightening reasons why gluten may be very harmful to your health. You may not be aware of how gluten is negatively impacting you.
Julian Rogers is a freelance writer and communications consultant. Follow him on Twitter (@mrturophile), or connect with him on LinkedIn and Google+.
