Consider this statement from Nutrition doc David Katz, “Eating well is part of the formula that can reduce our risk of ANY major chronic disease by 80%” and you’ll understand the case for natural foods. It’s true, we are what we eat. The average adult loses about 300 BILLION cells each day due to aging [...]
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Commit to Fit..or FAT (continued, part III)
Every decision you make takes closer or farther from your goals. What do you want to achieve today? Rest, strength, healthier eating, more green tea (!), more laughter, or running further? Whatever your goal, if you find a nugget in today’s installment, that’s a big atta-boy and way-to-go. For your reading pleasure, here are my [...]
Step by Step Guide to Your Best You, Part II
Continuing with my simple strategies to maximize your health and happiness, today we begin with lucky #6…!
#6. Cross Train. By this I am referring to more than just variety of exercise and movement. Mix it up when it comes to foods, habits, work, etc. It’s good for the brain, the body, and soul!
#7. Plan. Today’s [...]
Stay Full & Lose Weight, Part II
Earlier this week, we talked about some simple strategies to help keep you on the track with weight maintenance or weight loss. Today, let’s continue that conversation with a few more ideas that are easy to implement.
1. Eat off a plate in stead of eating straight out of a large box or bag. This goes [...]
Stay Full & Lose Weight
Looking for effective ways to stay on track with your diet and weight loss goals? Here are a few simple strategies to help you get there–gathered from researchers at colleges around the U.S.
1. Pay attention. Really, you say? You betcha, instead of wolfing down your meal, slow down and note the color, texture, smell [...]
Dr. Oz’s 25 Greatest Health Tips
Continuing the share out of Dr. Oz’s “Greatest Health Tips,” today we pick back up with # 16….
#16. Put it in the bank…finances are often listed as a major stressor. Put some money aside for emergencies and you will sleep better. Stress drives people to do things that aren’t the best for them like smoking, [...]
7 Habits for Longer Life
Author Dr. Mark Liponis had a short one pager in the weekend Parade insert about a week ago. He shared that life expectancy for women has increased from 48 to 71 (from the early 1900’s) and for men it has risen from 46 to 66. Across the board, experts agree that the lifespan [...]