Articles By: Jodi Davis

No more thick winter coats to hide my waistline

I love the sunshine and the higher temperatures, but I’ve found that my clothes do not.  Why?  Because less cloth and material to cover my body allows for the muffin top to come out of hiding.  No more hoodies or…

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Is your health a little daily extra that you still try to ignore?

Most of us lead very busy lives.  As soon as the alarm goes off, our mind begins to churn with all the things that we need to get accomplished before the next alarm wakes us up in 24 short hours. …

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Learning to control your food addiction

I like to eat, which is not uncommon I suppose.  In fact, I know that I’ve had an addiction to food for the majority of my life.   Sometimes I wonder if I’ll ever be completely free of it. Thank God…

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Do you believe in your ability to do the work it takes to lose weight?

Recently our small community has been holding a ‘walking night.’   People are invited to meet at a local business once a week and then we all walk about 2.25 miles, which is about 45 minutes of “walk and talk” time….

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Two healthy recipes that will help create your healthier tomorrow

People throughout Michigan are making changes towards better health, I seem to be witnessing it wherever I go. They are taking the initiative to get outdoors to play with their kids, taking walks with their friends, riding bikes with their spouse, the list is endless. It’s great to see that the MI Healthier Tomorrow  movement [...]

Two healthy recipes that will help create your healthier tomorrow is an article from: A Healthier Michigan

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Is the word exercise a dirty word to you? You’re not alone

Sometimes I look back at my past and wonder how I convinced myself to believe something that was not logical.    For over two decades I felt that many of the negative feelings and opinions I had about my weight issues were only felt by me.   Nobody else could feel the way I did.  I was [...]

Is the word exercise a dirty word to you? You’re not alone is an article from: A Healthier Michigan

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Slightly less food and slightly more movement is one formula for weight loss success

Ask any person who has lost weight successfully how they did it and you will see a smile that can light up any room.  That is exactly what happened when I met Marcus, an amazing gentleman from southwest Michigan.    I actually made an appointment to meet him when I discovered that Marcus had successfully lost [...]

Slightly less food and slightly more movement is one formula for weight loss success is an article from: A Healthier Michigan

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Get back into the swing of spring by starting up a new exercise routine!

With spring in the air, it seems as though people everywhere are getting the urge to get back in the swing of things with a new exercise routine.   You can’t blame them; the spring season reminds all of us of the importance of fresh starts and new beginnings. Attitudes of people beginning an exercise routine [...]

Get back into the swing of spring by starting up a new exercise routine! is an article from: A Healthier Michigan

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