Strengthening one's core can have more benefits than just a lean midsection. It may also help you defend yourself. To catch all our episodes (with most recent first), jump over to my video page!

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Common cold. Stuffy head. Cough.  Sore throat. Fever. It’s that wonderful time of year when many are plagued by pesky colds or know someone who is. In our video series For the Health of it, Joline Atkins provides health and wellness advice. It’s that wonderful time of year where we are tempted to load up on immunity boosting supplements. Even me! Upon doing a quick inventory, I found a few of these products in my cabinets. Only, upon closer inspection, I realized that the majority of what I keep on hand is actually designed to spring into action at the [...]

“I will lose weight this year!” “I need to flatten this belly, stat!” “This is the year I will fit into a size --.” In our video series For the Health of it, Joline Atkins provides health and wellness advice. I certainly won’t question those goals, for I understand that those who are off and running toward New Year's resolutions of the health/fitness variety often begin with such bold statements. I am, however, going to challenge the wisdom of one’s initial focus being on a number, the belly and an ideal size. Let’s think out of the box. Have you [...]

This may seem like an odd column for the day after Christmas. Shouldn’t I be spouting off about the importance of setting smart health and fitness goals for the New Year? I can’t. I’m too excited. See, I made my own coconut milk. Now, before you express awe and hail me as some brilliant natural chef, I’ll humbly admit that this recipe has all of two ingredients. Not that impressive. Perhaps consider the fact that it was super gratifying to make myself and simply pretend to be inspired. Why coconut milk? Aside from coconut being highly nutritious and rich in [...]