A New Year, A New You—Dealing With Hol...

I hate to sound like a Scrooge (because I truly love the Holiday Season), but it’s interesting to note that when New Year Day rolls around, “reduce my stress levels” is second only to “lose some weight” among the most popular New Year resolutions. This is encouraging, not only because stress is associated with a higher risk for many diseases, but also because of the many very effective, very easy-to-follow strategies that can help control stress. The link between stress and disease is partly due to the fact that stress generally encourages us to eat more and...

Feel Great Again: The Eleviv Challenge...

Aging well is a goal that many people have today. And as a recent entrant in life’s 40 and older competition, I am definitely one of those people. I’ve been active and health-conscious for most of my adult life—that is, up until earlier this year when a life-threatening medical emergency changed everything almost overnight. It’s been nearly 9 months since then, and it’s time to reclaim my life. I want to be healthy again, and I want you to join me. Here at XANGO it’s common knowledge that looking good and feeling good go hand in hand. That’s why we are...