If your body could talk what would it say to you? Well I have news for you: Your body does talk to you but a lot of us ignore what it is saying to us. So let’s rephrase the question: If your body could talk English what would it be saying to you?
The tongue and brain:
MMMM that pie tastes great let’s have another piece.
Stomach, liver and bloodstream:
No! Not more starch, sugar, and fat! Bring on more insulin as soon as possible! This has been going on too long! More insulin! Execute the metabolic syndrome!
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It has long been known that the benefits of exercise are many, interrelated, and compounding. Yet a recent survey has shown that almost half of Americans do nothing to keep fit.(2) So despite the vast research that shows the benefits of exercise, many people still lack motivation to make positive changes. Continue reading →
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The third annual International Happiness Day takes place on July 10th!
The goal: Get 1,000,000 people or more to choose to experience deep inner happiness starting on July 10th! More than 194 countries will be participating.
How much happiness and joy are you willing to experience in your life? Continue reading →
Did you know that SMALL amounts of unprotected sun exposure could actually be good for you.
Most humans tend to get most of their vitamin D from the sun, so people who avoid the sun completely or who always wear sunscreen to protect themselves against skin cancers are at risk for vitamin D deficiencies.
According to the MAYO Clinic, the sun is a significant contributor to our daily production of vitamin D, and as little as 10 minutes of exposure is thought to be enough to prevent deficiencies. Continue reading →
Antioxidant Guide has lots of useful information about anti-aging supplements and vitamins. The term “Antioxidant” refers to a group of organic substances, including vitamins C and E, vitamin A, selenium (a mineral), and a group know as carotenoids – beta-carotene being the most popular and well know carotenoid. Carotenoids are the pigment compounds that give many fruits and vegetables their vibrant colors (drink too much carrot juice your skin will turn orange). Antioxidants are believed to be effective in helping to prevent cancer, heart disease, stroke and a variety of other ailments associated with natural aging. Specifically antioxidants prevent ailments by destroying free harmful radicals inside the human body. Continue reading →
Sometimes it’s good to assess how far you walk a day. To track your progress can be an important motivator to increase your activity.
You can do one better by also recording, on the same day, record how long you sit in a day.
Some of us can’t help how little we walk! The workplace has become so modernized that we rarely need to leave the hub that it our desk. Figure out one day how much walking you actually do. You can purchase a pedometer pretty cheaply. Most of us do not walk enough. Continue reading →
Did you know that nuts of all shapes and sizes are full of nutrients that are good for you like the antioxidant vitamin E.
Almonds are loaded with a form called alpha-tocopherol. Pecans and walnuts are particularly rich in another form of E — gamma-tocopherol. Researchers have found that both forms may help lower the risk of heart disease.
Although nuts are high in calories and about 80 percent of their calories come from fat, nuts are nutrient dense! Continue reading →
How many times a day do you laugh?
There are a number of things we did as kids we don’t do as much now. We used to be able to think abstractly, dream better, and did you know we laugh about 100 times more as a child?
Research has shown health benefits of laughter ranging from strengthening the immune system to reducing food cravings to increasing one’s threshold for pain. There’s even an emerging therapeutic field known as humor therapy to help people heal more quickly, among other things. Continue reading →
The nose has 3 uses: moisten air and filter it as we breathe, and to facilitate smell.
Our sense of smell allows us to enjoy the scent of fresh flowers, ocean breezes, and even enhances the taste of our foods. However, the sense of smell plays an even more important roll. Our sense of smell can save our lives. If we smell smoke from a fire we know to stay away, or if we smell rotten food we know not to eat it. You’ve probably heard that pregnant women have a heighten sense of smell. If you’re pregnant your sense smell becomes more discerning to protect your unborn baby. Continue reading →
Everyone experiences the strain of mental exhaustion throughout the year. Some are more prone to the lasting effects of mental strain that lead to such issues as depression. What can you do to protect yourself against the downward spiral of mental health problems?
Well it’s without surprise that most people with a suitable network of friends, family, and community, can deal with stress, and the aspects associated with it like mental strain, better. Do you have friends you can debrief with when things get tough? It happens to all of us, nobody is immune to stress, but how you deal with it matters. Having a friend who knows your situation at work or in life can do wonders to help you recover from the taxing moments in life. Continue reading →
