9 Simple Habits That Will Make You Thinner

Losing weight can seem daunting when it involves a complete overhaul of your lifestyle. Faced with so many factors — diet, exercise, stress — many aren’t sure where to begin … and so fail to even start. … Read More

Filed Under: Weight Loss
Written By: Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS, MFT,

7 Little-Known Ways You are Disturbing Your Sleep

Insomnia

Getting quality sleep is about much more than having energy in the morning or avoiding those pesky dark circles under your eyes. Lack of sleep is linked to serious diseases like diabetes, cancer, heart disease, depression, immune system trouble and even weight gain and obesity. … Read More

Filed Under: Sleep
Written By: Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS, MFT,

Should I Have Pain After a Workout?

knee pain

You’ve probably heard the motto "no pain, no gain,” and when it comes to exercise this is quite true … sort of. While some pain after a workout is completely normal (and a sign that you’ve been beneficially challenging your muscles) other pain is a warning sign that you’ve pushed it too far. … Read More

Filed Under: Fitness
Written By: Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS, MFT,

12 Foods that are SURPRISINGLY High in Sugar

unhealthy food cravings

If you’re trying to reduce your sugar intake to lose weight and avoid chronic diseases like diabetes, cancer and heart disease, you’re not alone. Sugar has replaced fat as the most loathed dietary villain in the 21st century, and for good reason. … Read More

Filed Under: Healthy Eating
Written By: Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS, MFT,

Free Audio – Beating Arthritis Pain

Enjoy this conversation between Dr. Mark Wiley, author of Arthritis Reversed, and Jesse Cannone. Learn more at LoseTheBackPain.com/Beat-Arthritis (Please allow a minute or two for the large audio file to load...)   … Read More

Filed Under: Arthritis
Written By: Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS, MFT,

5 Resolutions Every Back Pain Sufferer Should Commit To

  Don't let back pain wreck your year... or the rest of your life! Instead, resolve right now to take your life back from the pain. Unlike resolutions you may have made in the past -- whether to start a New Year or at any time -- these are going to be so simple and effective you're going to want to keep them! … Read More

Filed Under: Back Pain
Written By: Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS, MFT,

Why Does Hair Go Gray? (And How to Stop It)

Grey Haired Woman

One of my good friends likes to say his hair is not going gray… it’s just running out of paint. :-) Scientifically speaking, he’s not that far off! As we age, our hair actually runs out of melanin, the same pigment that gives skin its color. Each hair follicle has a finite amount of melanin. As it runs out, the hair sl … Read More

Filed Under: Combat Aging
Written By: Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS, MFT,

The Top 4 Workout Injuries and How to Avoid Them

  Everyone knows it's a good idea to exercise. Except that's hard to do if you hurt yourself in the process. Yet even in my own circle of friends and family members I hear of new workout injuries all the time. My friend just pulled a muscle playing recreational soccer… my cousin injured her shoulder doing chest press … Read More

Filed Under: Pain and Inflammation
Written By: Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS, MFT,

New Test Determines How Long You'll Live

If there were a test that could determine how long you would live, the million-dollar question is, of course, would you take it? That question may come around sooner than you think, from a test that you have probably already had at some point in your life. … Read More

Filed Under: General Health
Written By: Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS, MFT,