Nicole C. Mullen is so much fun! Not only is she a talented singer, dancer and speaker but she's also a great motivator. Let me tell you, after seeing her well developed arm muscles for myself, I am definitely motivated to increase my free weight exercises for sure. I had the opportunity to see Nicole this weekend at the Women of Faith Conference held in Glendale, AZ. And let me tell you, she is high energy! No wonder she was the main attraction after lunch. When everyone returned to the arena a bit sluggish .. she had us on our feet dancing and sing…

Childhood obesity has become much more common in the US. But should fast food ads be banned? A new study conducted by the National Bureau of Economic Research and funded by the National Institutes of Health claims that a ban on fast food advertising to children would cut the national obesity rate by as much as 18%. They measured the number of fast food ads that children watched. And their data showed that there was a greater impact on boys than girls. This was the largest study to directly tie childhood obesity to fast food advertising on television. So,…

I could use your feedback. Although I love to blog, my day job is helping my entrepreneur hubby. His latest venture involves a new way to easily gather feedback. It's called Quick Comments . I thought I'd post a question on my blog from time to time so you could try it for yourself. Quick Comments is a cross between a poll and a survey. You get instant results but it takes very little time. You simply select or add your own keywords or phrases and then rate the significance on a one to five scale. The rating range is adjusted depending on the ques…