My New Book on Food and Fitness

I bet that many who follow me and read this blog may not be aware that I'm trained as a scientist, and I'm a nutritionist and exercise physiologist. My new book that I co-authored is neither a diet book nor an exercise book. It's not a diet plan nor a new way to work out. You won't find anything about weighing/measuring food nor any prescription of what foods you should or shouldn't eat, nor any special exercise program or fitness equipment that you should use or rely on. Rather, this is a book that appears to have a simple message: it's a new way to think. This is a cognitive behavioral approach to food and fitness.  Though it seems simple, it requires work. But, it does work. "The Yum Factor: Changing Your Attitude Toward Food and Fitness" is sold on Amazon and Barnes & Noble in paperback, Kindle or Nook editions.

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Staying Healthy On The Road

Some of you may know that aside from writing and consulting on travel and food and an array of other topics, I'm also trained as a nutritionist, exercise physiologist and medical writer. That background has been invaluable in terms of keeping me fit and healthy when I'm traveling. This can mean researching nearby jogging paths, carrying healthy snack items on the plane, selecting a reliable sunscreen and knowing the best ways to prevent the array of traveler's illnesses that could plague any trip.
I just returned from many weeks of traveling where I met people who were either waylaid because they contracted traveler's diarrhea, suffered from motion sickness on a yacht or wished they hadn't gained weight on their business trips. So I thought it was time to turn you on to a guest blog I had written that addresses these and many other questions regarding staying healthy when traveling.

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