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I’m Planning to Go Off My Healthy Diet… (find out why)
I’m planning to go completely off my healthy diet. Rob and I are planning a trip to Italy for fall, 2016. It will be exactly 20 years since we’ve been there. We were supposed to go back in 2001, but we were scheduled to fly out of Boston September 11th, 2001. Needless to say, we did not go. Everyone who knows me is aware that I eat really carefully. Part of the reason for my healthy diet is to stay healthy, and part of the reason is that eating the way I do cured what for me was a long battle with chronic depression. When I hit Italy next…
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Health and Fitness Tracking…are you Tracking Too Much?
How to Rein In Your Health and Fitness Tracking Are You Tracking Too Much? It’s easy to get caught up in your health and fitness tracking data. You can track all your workouts on one application and track your food and calories on another. A third app can help you stay on top of your health numbers while a fourth can connect you to others in your fitness community. All this information is a good thing, isn’t it? Believe it or not, there can be a downside to tracking too much information. Let’s take a quick look at what it might be, and then we’ll discuss how to make sure you’re tracking what you need. The…
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The Pros and Cons of Health Apps
The Pros and Cons of Using Health Apps There are literally hundreds of new health apps introduced every year. These health apps do everything from tracking your steps to analyzing your sleeping patterns to help you improve your sleep. While these apps can be a positive beneficial step to improving your health and wellbeing, there are also a few downsides to using health apps. Let’s take a look at the pros and cons of these health apps. Pro – Knowledge Is Power Knowledge is power. During your average day you perform many actions that you’re relatively unaware of. Everything you eat and every step you take is part of your…
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How to Use Health & Fitness Apps
How to Use Health and Fitness Apps to Set Better Goals One of the biggest reasons why people fail to achieve their health and fitness goals is because their goals aren’t well planned. There’s a fine line between a goal that motivates you and a goal you can achieve. People often go to opposite extremes with their goals… either overboard, or they aren’t big enough. Another mistake is to make your goal too vague. Health and fitness apps, or applications, can be a valuable resource, can help you overcome challenges and can guide you in setting better goals. Appropriate Goals Many health and fitness apps offer guidelines for goal setting. This information…
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The Most Important Health Information to Track
The Most Important Health and Fitness Information to Track Are you tracking the health and fitness information that really matters? It’s easy to track everything from your respiration to the fat grams you consume in a day – and everything in between. Let’s take a look at the most important health information you should be tracking to keep you working toward better health and well being. Your Vital Statistics Do you know what your blood pressure is? How about your cholesterol, BMI? How about your pulse? This information can help you stay on top of your health, and these are the numbers that your doctor wants to know. We are…
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How to Find Motivation to Lose Weight
How to Find Motivation to Lose Weight It can be difficult to maintain motivation when you’re trying to lose weight. It’s easy to start off with enthusiasm and be excited about your goals. However, at a certain point the motivation and enthusiasm can wane especially once your weight loss begins to slow down or plateau. There are essentially three steps to finding your motivation and keeping it as you strive to live a healthier life. What is Your Reason for Losing Weight? There are many reasons why someone may want to lose weight. You may have had a health scare. You might have an event like a wedding, a reunion…
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The Truth About Eggs
How are the chickens who produce your eggs treated? I love eggs. Because I eat a largely vegetarian diet and have been doing so for nearly 30 years, I have always relied on eggs for a go-to source of protein. Poached eggs are my favorite for breakfast. Did you know that when eating eggs, it’s actually healthier to cook them without breaking the eggs, such as scrambling them? This is because the yolks contain most of the egg’s cholesterol. Breaking and scrambling them can cause the cholesterol in the broken yoke to oxidize by exposure to air and to the heat of cooking, and this can potentially contribute to atherosclerosis.…
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Depression and Parkinson’s Disease
Depression and Parkinson’s Disease… Swedish study shows a link I was saddened to read that Alan Alda has revealed he has Parkinson’s Disease. My father lived and died with that disease, but at that time, he wasn’t one of many. What is it that is driving this disease to epidemic proportions in recent years? I want to share with you a story I read about a study conducted in Sweden that strongly suggests there’s a link between depression and Parkinson’s disease. This really caught my attention as I have struggled with depression in the past, and as I said, my father had Parkinson’s. The study followed the entire population of…
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Your Brain on Sugar… Hint: It’s not good…
Your Brain On Sugar… I want to share a really important video with you. Please believe me when I say you want to watch this to learn what happens to your brain when you eat sugar. It’s very short (only 5 minutes) and so worthwhile. I hope you’ll take a few minutes and watch it! Make Major Improvements in Your Life! Cheryl A Major, CNWC
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Getting a thicker skin to help you win the battle for a healthy diet!
Getting a thicker skin to help you win the battle for a healthy diet! The more I put myself out in the world with my views on health and healthy eating, the more feedback I get from people. While this is great, and quite frankly absolutely is my goal, sometimes the feedback is not what I want to hear. Recently, I posted on Facebook, or actually reposted, about how 700 McDonald’s restaurants were closing and about how great I thought that was. Many responses were in line with my take on it, but a couple of people disagreed with me rather strongly. They felt eating at McDonald’s was a choice,…
