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A healthy diet could aid your vision.
People with the lowest amounts of antioxidants in their bloodstream were more prone to retinal deterioration, which can dull your vision. Serve up a sight-saving salad with vitamin-C from oranges, lutein from dark leafy greens and vitamin-E from sunflower seeds.
Summerizing Your Vacation Plans: Guest Blogger Marsha Hildebrand, RN
My client Nicki told me every May, she and her husband and 3 children rent a house on the beach for a 2 week family vacation.
Not losing fast enough? Low on energy?
If your weight loss is slower than you expect or your energy level is low, eliminate the starch component and double up on vegetables until you notice improvement. Avoiding fruit for a couple of days until your weight loss picks up is often helpful
Don’t skip breakfast!
Don’t skip breakfast! It’s one of the keys to successful weight maintenance. In fact, according to studies, 80 percent of people who’ve maintained a 35-pound or greater weight loss make breakfast a part of their day… every day.
Reduce your exposure to pesticides.
Reduce your exposure to pesticides by washing and scrubbing fresh produce, discarding the outer layers of leafy greens, and trimming fat and skin from meat and poultry.
Drink plenty of water.
Drink a glass of water as soon as you wake up, before every meal, and any time you feel the urge to put something in your mouth! (In addition to water’s other wonderful benefits, it helps suppress appetite).
Eliminate Excess Salt.
Processed food is loaded with salt. Lowering your salt intake has important health benefits, including helping to lower your blood pressure. Here are some tips for eliminating excess salt from your diet: Follow the Habits of Health, including my Healthy Eating for Life system, lower or eliminate your intake of processed foods, don’t add salt
Train yourself to be mindful.
Every hour, stop whatever you’re doing and focus on your breathing for 60 seconds. Savor each bite of your food during meals, and eliminate distractions such as TV
Jogging is likely to add years to your life.
Jogging is likely to add years to your life, according to a new study at Stanford University School of Medicine. Researchers followed 538 running club members and 423 healthy non-runners (all age 50 and older); after 21 years, 34% of the non-runners had passed away, while only 15% of the club members died during the
Boost Your Walking Workout!
Lean forward slightly from your hips to increase momentum, pace, and intensity, tighten your abdominal muscles and buttocks to burn more calories, flex your toes to engage your leg muscles and increase speed. For a more energetic stride, swing your arms with your elbows bent ninety degrees, shoulders rounded and relaxed. Keep your focus about
Summerizing Your Vacation Plans
By Marsha Hildebrand, RN All information was taken directly from Dr.A’s Habits of Health. The Path to Permanent Weight Control and Optimal Health by Dr. Wayne Scott Andersen My client Nicki told me every May, she and her husband and 3 children rent a house on the beach for a 2 week family vacation.
A Habit of Health: Increase your NEAT to increase daily calories burned!
Increasing NEAT (non exercise activity thermogenesis) by flexing your stomach muscles while you sit up straight. This can be performed anytime you are sitting throughout your day! Read Chapter 15 of “Dr.