FIT Talk With Tania
Toxic smoke in the Valley
Whether you're a smoker or not, lately standing outside for any length of time is pretty much the same as standing next to a smoker. Thankfully no summer...
Creating healthy habits
Ever notice that when our “norm” gets disrupted some of the good, healthy habits we've developed somehow fall by the wayside and get replaced...
Nitric oxide and circulation
The body is a complex thing — so many parts put together perfectly that function as a well-oiled machine, day in, day out, 24/7/365. It’s amazing...
My summer favs
Wow, it's been hot lately. Looks like summer heat and sun are here in full force, just the way I like it. I know we need the rain and I'm OK with that....
Gut health after antibiotics
My hubby ended up at the dentist last week with an infection that required both pain killers and antibiotics. While these things are needed on occasion,...
Put away the scale
The scale has always been the measuring tool used by those looking to shed some weight and improve health. The problem is that for some, it's been the only...
What are we weighting for?
Today's headline poses a really great question. For more than a year, not much about the world we live in is the same as it was the year before. Things have...
Did you get your D?
Vitamin D is important not only to support healthy bones and teeth, it’s also critical in optimizing our immune system and helping to fight off viruses....
Why some don't do healthy
You've likely heard these quotes at some point: “When we know better, we do better.” “No one fails to plan, they simply plan to...
Your body, your type
If you've been following along for any length of time, no doubt you would have heard me compare your body to a vehicle. “Just like your car that...
Hot flashes are not cool
Something memorable or defining comes with every decade. Hitting double digits for the first time, independence and adventure in that second decade, settling...
Heart healthy supplements
Valentine's Day, the largest chocolate and flower day of the year happens tomorrow. You're welcome to all the gents reading this, you've still got...
Stress: we're in this together
As some of the craziness from last year continues into 2021, it's not likely much of a stretch to say the one thing we've all experienced in one way or...
New year, new you
Resolve to make health a priority We made it. In spite of what 2020 threw at us, turkey and trimmings were gobbled, holiday treats were enjoyed, hugs happened...
The 12 pounds of Christmas
The Twelve Pounds of Christmas, sung as The Twelve Days of Christmas Oh, the first pound of Christmas was easy to ignore….. (And) It all started with a...
Christmas cookies essential
It hardly looks like winter as I watch the squirrels run back and forth between the houses here on my street, let alone less than three weeks until Christmas....
Life years lost
Another COVID casualty: The other health crisis/pandemic I think we can all agree that 2020 hasn't been the healthiest year on record. But not necessarily...
Win the food fight
Fall, clear through until spring, is a season of food. Thanksgiving in October – and again in November for all our Snowbirds – followed by Christmas...
Aloe vera a miracle plant?
The first time I ever heard anything about aloe vera I was about 10 or 12 years old. A friend of my sister who lived at the end of our street was riding her...
Thankful for health
Tania Gustafson's parents live a healthy life. I am blessed to say that I have many things to be thankful for. God, family, and health are always at the...