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6 Ways to Stay Focused On Sound Nutrition
Let’s just admit it, in our world, gas stations offer more snacks and sodas than they have fuel for your car! It also seems there’s a drive-thru fast food place on just about every corner. It sure can be hard to focus on good nutrition. The temptation is everywhere! Time is short and you’re tired and stressed. It’s easy for all of us to give in and get fast food. Let’s talk about some simple ways you can stay focused on sound nutrition without obsessing! Make a plan Plan in advance when you go out to eat. Almost all big chain restaurants will have a menu available online to show…
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What If Doing This Helped Your Joint Pain? Inflammation, Joint Pain and Eggs…
What if you eliminated one food and your joints stopped aching? I want to revisit a subject I wrote about more than two years ago. I decided to bring it up again as it’s recently become an issue for me. The subject is inflammation, joint pain and eggs. I had written about my affinity for eggs and how, with my change in diet, I had been a bit challenged as to what to have for protein for breakfast. I was eating smoked salmon occasionally, but with the smoking process, you don’t want to go overboard with that either. As an adult, I love eggs. I didn’t as a child though.…
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Bring That Blood Pressure Down With These Easy Tips
I love to hear from people who read this blog! My goal with this writing and sharing is to make a difference in your lives and in your health. So, when I received an email from Joe, I wanted to thank him and address one of the things he and his wife are working on: managing blood pressure. Here are five tips to help reduce blood pressure. Because a significant risk factor for heart disease is blood pressure that is consistently higher than normal, this is important to monitor. When your blood pressure is consistently high, your heart is forced to work much harder. Over time, this eventually weakens your…
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Complications Caused by Heart Disease
If you have heart disease, your heart will be less efficient at pumping blood. The blood vessels throughout your body, which facilitate blood flow to various organs, may become damaged as well. Let’s talk about complications caused by heart disease. These conditions can have significant effect on your heart as well as your other organs. The harder your heart has to work to maintain the blood circulation to your body, the more likely it is that you’ll experience one of the major complications from heart disease. Heart Disease’s Major Complications Heart disease can cause serious health issues and events that affect your heart, events such as heart attacks and congestive…
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Holiday Weight Gain
Do you realize the holidays, with the eating challenges accompanying them, actual begin in October? With them come the threat of holiday weight gain. It’s true! Buying Halloween candy is in full swing long before the actual holiday. And with the purchasing of all the candy, too often comes the eating of all the candy. During the holidays, other than candy, what is and isn’t good for you to eat can be pretty confusing. You’ll hear a lot of mixed opinions and contradictory information, so let’s get a basic run down of what to eat and what to avoid. By creating a list for yourself of what foods you can…
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Eight Tips to Avoid Sedentary Behavior
Aside from making poor dietary choices, one of the worst things you can do for your health is to be sedentary. I am so guilty of this and have to stay on myself all the time. Being sedentary means that you spend most of your time sitting or lying down regardless of what you’re doing – whether it’s reading, gaming, watching TV, or working. Personally, I spend too much time sitting in front of my laptop. Training yourself not to be sedentary is probably one of the healthiest things you can. Let’s talk about eight tips to avoid sedentary behavior. 1. Get a Stand-Up Desk – If you work at…
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Inflammation and Heart Health
Inflammation and Heart Health Inflammation affects just about every aspect of your health and wellness. Today I want to discuss inflammation and heart health. Very simply, inflammation is your body’s natural response when attempting to protect itself from injury or disease. When inflammation is acute, it can save you by protecting your body from infection. In the short-term, it rids your body of harmful intruders and restores you to health. It’s when inflammation stays with you on a slow burn that it becomes “chronic inflammation”. When this occurs, it puts your body at greater risk particularly when considering the functioning of your heart and arteries. As an aside, medical professionals…
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Reasons to Change Your Diet
10 Reasons to Change Your Diet So many people are feeling challenged this year, and many are looking at reasons to change your diet to improve things. Many thought “it” would be 2 or 3 months and then back to normal… Not so much, so how do you deal? One of the best approaches you can take is to use this time to transform yourself; to reinvent your health. Making a change, whether sudden or slowly over time, from a diet of processed food to one that is largely made up of whole, unprocessed food is one of the best things you can do for your immediate and long term…
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Introduction to The Challenges of Changing How You Eat
Introduction to The Challenges of Changing How You Eat You want to change how you eat to a healthier eating lifestyle. Good for you! What are some of the road blocks and challenges you are likely to encounter (both from others and self-inflicted) on this adventure as you move yourself to a healthier eating lifestyle? Several challenges of changing how you eat come to mind right away, so let’s address three of these right now. Let’s talk about peer pressure, addiction and convenience. Peer pressure! You may experience peer pressure not to change how you eat. A healthier diet may seem weird to others, may threaten their view of how…
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Vegetarians and Immune Systems – Are Theirs Stronger?
Vegetarians and Immune Systems – Are Theirs Stronger? This is a topic that is itching for a good fiery debate! Our immune strength being top of mind lately, I thought vegetarians and immune systems was a good subject to discuss. Over the past few years, the idea of eating a vegetarian (or vegan) diet has become increasingly popular for a number of reasons. Some people do it because they believe it to be morally right, while others try it out hoping to see weight loss benefits. Many have claimed that by going vegetarian and maintaining a plant-based diet you will boost your immune system; others believe doing this will actually…
