With two out of three months of the first quarter passed, and one week into the last month, now is a great time to evaluate your New Year’s resolutions! If you’ve fallen off the bandwagon, don’t despair. You are not alone. Many Americans attempt to live healthier lifestyles beginning January 1 of each year. [...]
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Tag Archive: wellness
The Sex Boost
Straight from the March issue of Prevention Magazine are 7 surprising ways that sex can do your body some good. (and here I thought the article entitled, “Get a Health Boost in Bed” was going to be about catching enough zzz’s!)
1. Sex helps reduce chronic pain. Yep, it triggers the release of endorphins, corticosteroids, and [...]
Clean Up Your Diet, Eat Less Junk, Stay Healthy
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 [...]
2 Simple Tests for Heart Disease
Here are two very simple tests to help determine your heart disease risk:
1. What’s your waiste-to-height ratio? The amount of belly fat might e the best indicator out there of Type 2 diabetes risk. This has been indicated previously in a number of tests, but once again, new Swedish research confirms this link. What’s [...]
Dietary Golden Rules
Last week, I attended a wellness seminar by Dr. Marynn Prewitt of Aesthetic Elegance Med Spa and Women’s Health Clinic (www.theGiftofElegance.com ). Much of what she talked about–the importance of muscle and resistance workouts–I’ve covered in earlier blogs. However, her “Golden Rules” for nutrition were wonderful little nuggets worth repeating.
*NEVER miss a meal, especially [...]
Step by Step Guide to Your Best You, Last Installment!
Today wraps up my Cliff notes recap of simple strategies easily implemented for a better you TODAY. We’ll begin with #16.
#16. Rest. This one is so easy and yet so elusive for many of us, yet it’s a crucial piece to healing and recovery–especially when active or stressed.
#17. Walk. One the beach, around [...]