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This post is a summary of a nutrition session I conducted for the Bell Family YMCA in Hartwell, GA on November 14 & 28, 2017. Are you doing all you can to achieve your fitness goals with the foods you choose? Before you can answer that question, it is important to step back and askContinue reading “Food & Fitness After 50: Does your food support your fitness?”

This guest blog post was written by Dr. Bob Murray, co-author of Food & Fitness After 50. John’s odyssey with weight control, fitness, diet, and physical activity is probably not unusual for a 60-year-old American male. A three-sport high-school athlete (football, wrestling, golf), John graduated weighing 200 lb on a 6’3” frame, borderline overweight according toContinue reading “Food & Fitness After 50: It is Never to Late to Reclaim Your Health”

  At age 41, Jill had a wakeup call that it was time to end a 12-year relationship with her boyfriend. It was the start of her journey to “let go for it” that has led her to accomplish amazing things. When it came to a marriage commitment, her boyfriend’s favorite two words were “notContinue reading “Food & Fitness After 50: The Power of Letting Go”

Perhaps you’ve heard the Tim McGraw hit, “Be Humble and Kind,” and while many of us strive to be both, we often fall short. I know one person who is always humble and kind, and she is so humble, that she will not agree with my assessment, although she is too kind to tell meContinue reading “Food & Fitness After 50: Be Well by Being Humble and Kind”

This guest blog post was written by Dr. Bob Murray In Food & Fitness After 50, we describe the importance of regular exercise for health and longevity.  We know that for many people, words such as “exercise”, “training”, and “workouts” are turn-offs, terms they can’t relate to and don’t want to consider as part ofContinue reading “Food & Fitness After 50: Top 5 Exercise Tips”

I hear it all the time, weight loss isn’t possible after the age of 50. To be fair, it is harder to lose weight as we age. Biology conspires against us. Declining hormone levels, for both men and women, mean more fat is stored in the abdomen (the dreaded belly fat). For women, a pear-shapeContinue reading “Food & Fitness After 50: Yes, Weight Loss is Possible after 50”

Greetings from Chicago, where I’m attending the annual meeting of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. I’m with my peeps…. all 12,000 of them! I’m often asked how I got interested in nutrition and why I became a dietitian. Like for many of us, parental influence was paramount. I first became aware of the powerContinue reading “Food & Fitness After 50: In my element with 12,000 dietitians”

This guest blog post was written by Dr. Bob Murray A few year’s back, Patti’s college-aged daughter came home from a stint as a volunteer at the local hospital emergency room and declared, “Mom, you and dad have aged pretty well.”  It’s easy to understand how pleased Patti was to hear her daughter’s compliment, aContinue reading “Food & Fitness After 50: It’s Never Too Late to Get Strong”

I love to travel. Inevitably, someone always asks, “What’s your favorite place?” My answer is “the last place I visited,” so that means South Africa and Zimbabwe are at the top of the list. Travel brings so many riches, but one lesser mentioned treasure is the people you meet along the way. Meet Irina, oneContinue reading “Food & Fitness After 50: Joys of Adventure”

I was first introduced to Connie when I heard her sing the national anthem in front of 10,000 dietitians at the opening session of the annual convention of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Her powerful voice and engaging on-stage presence made me want to get know my fellow dietitian. Fast forward many years later,Continue reading “Food & Fitness After 50: The Power of Prevention”