Archive for June, 2008
Reduce your salt
Getting used to the taste of food without the extra dose of salt added takes some time, but according to some experts, not a whole lot of time. The benefits of going light on the salt can be quite numerous and well worth the week of possible taste bud discomfort too.
Men’s Health Magazine shed […]Support bad knees with healthy exercise
I see quite a few clients who have or have previously dealth with “bad” or arthritic knees. These people too need exercise but which forms are the best not to make bad knees even worse? Thanks to Prevention Magazine, we now have a helpful, easy to follow guide to some great exercises that […]
Easy detox
Everyone has experienced that not so invigorated feeling before, right? This may have been brought on by over consumption of processed foods, alcohol, lack of sleep and excess stress, among other things. Here are some gentle and easy ways to detoxify your body from the inside out:
Feel Fresh with a Daily Detox
Here is […]Slow down to reduce stress
Research has shown a link between our over accelerated lifestyles and increased stress. So logic would dictate that we need to slow down and participate in more relaxing activities to counter the effects of daily stress. Easier said than done, I say. That is until I read a recent article in Natural […]
Debt declines health
Here’s a great reason to address credit card debt, instead of putting it on the back burner:
“The more income is tied up in debt, the higher the chance of health problems,” says lead study author Paul Lavrakas, PhD, professor and director of the Center for Survey Research at the university. “But stress levels […]Yoga DOES help back pain
For those of you who have been hesitant to attempt twisting yourself into pretzel-like positions for the sake of ultimate zen relaxation and the increased flexibility that yoga promises, you’re in luck. It also is officially linked to decreased back pain–at least according to a recent study posted at Psychology Today:
New Twist on […]Sniff coffee to relax
Now I think I’ve heard everything…A new study finds that inhaling the aroma of freshly brewed coffee may actually provide instant relaxation instead of alertness as one would think. Health Day gives more details:
Just sniffing that first hot cup of coffee in the morning may help ease some stresses you might be feeling, a […]Relax through body scanning
Who hasn’t felt tension creep into our muscles as if in a blink of an eye? Actually if you listen to your body, or mentally “scan” each body part, you are more likely to recognize and address tension before it goes to far.
Yoga instructor, writer and overall wellness expert Kellye Davis, described the best […]Stop smoking reason #10,468
There’s an interesting “new” website that I happened upon called Skinny Myth. They attempt to address the most popular diet and weight loss myths. One that they tackled was whether one automatically gains weight when he or she quits smoking. Here’s the response…
Explore other posts about: detoxify, healthy, non toxic, smoking, weight […]What if no American was fat? The rebuttal
Remember my post about the artile asking the question, ‘what if no American was fat?’ (Here’s a refresher)? Well, Leah Day at ChetDay.com put together a thought-provoking response to the original writer’s possibly discriminatory subject. Here is an excerpt:
Yes, you have to eat to be fat. A lot of people believe fat people […]
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