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Melanie J. Healthy Living Professional

Las Vegas, Nevada
Melanie R. Jordan, is a Health Coach, Food Makeover Specialist and Author of "Have Your... Full Bio
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Healthy Food Review Jarlsberg Lite Swiss Cheese by Melanie J. Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Hi All,I adore swiss cheese.  Maybe it's because the holes make it a little different from most other cheese types, and I've always been one to march to the beat of a differen ... Read on »
Fitness Tips Taking The Boredom Out Of Treadmill Walking And Running by Melanie J. Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Hi All,Hot Summer temperatures and/or high humidity may mean that instead of doing your walking workouts and running workouts outdoors like you might at other times of the yea ... Read on »
Fourth Of July Healthy Food Makeovers by Melanie J. Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven 1 Comment Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Hi All,When it comes to healthy eating this Fourth Of July, I know a lot of people out there must be thinking--healthy eating on the Fourth of July?  Why don't you chill a lit ... Read on »
Healthy Food Review Brainy Bagels From Natural Ovens Bakery by Melanie J. Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Hi All,Brainy Bagels from Natural Ovens Bakery are an intriguing healthy food offering.  They look like the typical supermarket bagel, but that's where the common bond ends.Br ... Read on »
Bottled Water Debate...Oh Please! by Melanie J. Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Hi All,Bottled water is getting more controversial by the day, and there is apparently a bottled water debate going on as we speak.  Municipalities are trying to phase out bot ... Read on »
Healthy Food Review Kitchen Table Bakers Gourmet Wafer Crisps by Melanie J. Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Hi All,This review is about a little more upscale an item than I usually do, but how often do you hear of a healthy gourmet food product?  The Kitchen Table Bakers Gourmet Waf ... Read on »
Healthy Eating Tips Omega-3 Exposed by Melanie J. Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Hi All,As a reader ofThe Healthy Food Review Blog, I know that you are a health-conscious person after my own heart, so I wanted to take a moment to tell you about a terrific, ... Read on »
Fitness Tips Walking Cuts Chances Of Needing Medication by Melanie J. Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Hi All,If you haven't already been including a walking program as part of a healthy overall lifestyle, besides the usual great reasons for doing so, perhaps the findings from ... Read on »
Dirty, Germy Lemons Exposed At Restaurants by Melanie J. Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Hi All, Frankly I thought my husband was turning into Niles Crane from Frasier when he recently announced that he was no longer allowing lemon slices in his standard "water w ... Read on »
Healthy Food Review Powerade Zero by Melanie J. Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Hi All, When I lived in Colorado, I learned the importance of staying hydrated due to the dry, mile-high elevation as I worked out, and now that I live in the desert dryness ... Read on »
Does Healthy Living Overcome Fat Genes? by Melanie J. Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted in: Questions & Answers in Weight loss Hi All, Like many people, bad genes run in the family for many diseases like diabetes, heart disease and cancer, as well as a tendency to be overweight. I can definitely rela ... Read on »
Healthy Food Review Oroweat Bread Light 100% Whole Wheat by Melanie J. Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven 2 Comments Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Hi All, It was my husband who actually requested that we give Oroweat Bread Light 100% Whole Wheat (Arnold on the East Coast) a try. He had just gotten back from a business t ... Read on »
Healthy Food Makeovers For Your Memorial Day BBQ by Melanie J. Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Hi All, Memorial Day weekend is traditionally the start of Summer and BBQ season. While I'm all for indulging every now and then, as after all we are only human, it's actual ... Read on »
Coping With Comfort Food Bingeing, Stressed Monkeys Eat More Too by Melanie J. Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Hi All, Just watched an interesting ABC news report video that shows a study about how comfort food binge eating might be biological because stressed monkeys eat more: http:/ ... Read on »
A Healthy Tan For Summer Shows Off Healthy Eating Habits by Melanie J. Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven 1 Comment Posted in: Blog Posts in Recreation Hi All, While I normally write about healthy eating, Summer is around the corner (who am I kidding--in Las Vegas it's officially here as the mercury topped 107 degrees today) ... Read on »
Healthy Food Makeovers Chicken Nuggets by Melanie J. Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Hi All, If you or your kids love McDonald's Chicken McNuggets, Wendy's Crispy Chicken Nuggets or any of the typical fast food Chicken Nuggets offered, how do you take this c ... Read on »
Mother's Day Tips For Healthy Eating Out by Melanie J. Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Hi All, What better way is there to say "I love you" to Mom on Mother's Day than to keep her healthy when eating out? You can have a great time on Mother's Day and not clo ... Read on »
When Will McDonald's French Fries Change? by Melanie J. Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted in: Questions & Answers in Healthy Eating Hi All, So what's taking McDonald's so long to implement the change they promised us in the oil it uses to eliminate the trans fat in its french fries? Even today--nearly 6 ... Read on »
Fitness Tips Exergaming With Wii And Dance Dance Revolution Video Games by Melanie J. Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven 1 Comment Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Hi All, Video games often get picked on for encouraging sedentary children and couch potato adult geeks. However, it doesn't have to be the case. Enter "Exergaming"--worki ... Read on »
Healthy Food Review Green Giant Just For One Broccoli, Carrots And Italian Seasoning by Melanie J. Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Hi All, Green Giant Just For One! Broccoli, Carrots And Italian Seasoning sounded like a good idea at the time I picked it hurriedly in the supermarket. I'm currently away ... Read on »