You know what it takes to be healthy and happy. To be healthy you need to each a good variety of foods, get plenty of exercise, and have an active social life. There is just no getting around it. However, these three elements seem vague unless you examine them in your own life. Exercising every day for an hour is probably an unreasonable goal to start off, and having all your meals be .. more …
You can have a healthy day all day long by making good choices about diet, exercise and activities through out the day. The following plan is part of my healthy lifestyle which I try to follow as often as possible. Keep in mind I am retired and can adjust my daily schedule anyway I please. You may have to fit in work! Yikes, what a thought! More…7:00 AM… Begin your day with a few stretches or .. more …
One of the hardest things for any individual to do is figuring out a way to obtain that perfect, healthy body. We look in the mirror, in most cases, it is usually the side of the body that we look at and that feeling of disgust overwhelms us as we see that pot belly stick out. Then we get all hyped up because this will be the day that we want to do something about getting rid of that beer belly .. more …
Swimming is a very effective physical exercise. Swimming is one activity that is refreshing to both body and mind. Swimming helps to burn calories, lose weight, relax body and refresh the mind. Swimming presents countless health benefits to those who exercise it.Swimming is a very effective part of a weight loss program. It helps to burn those extra calories easily. Swimming is an exercise that is .. more …
Weight loss diet is the topic of conversation in public places, private parties, on buses and cabs, by the beach and the dinner table. A quality weight loss is not a quick fix or a diet that you follow a few weeks and then you can go back to eating like you did before the diet. A quality weight loss is a lifestyle change that dares you to leave your bad eating habits behind and step into a .. more …
A couple of years ago I had a really stressful job. My role was to support 85 candidates running for the Green Party in a general election. I had to get them information and updates from the central campaign office, and help them with questions or issues as they came up. It was a lot of fun, but it was definitely a lot of work. One of the benefits of this job is that I could work on my own .. more …
The healthy lifestyle is no walk in the park and nor is it an easy decision but it pays huge dividends when the healthy path is chosen. Many American need help when it comes to making that leap into the health arena. Today many American are soon figuring out that they want to be fit and healthy and just need that extra push or help from the outside. Today there are many options that you can choose .. more …
Health experts agree that the childhood obesity epidemic has become worrisome. Parents and physicians alike worry that children will suffer long term adverse effects from being overweight and not learning healthy eating habits. However, doctors note that these trends can be reversed if parents resolve to transform their kids into more physically active individuals. Many kids argue that they do not .. more …
How important do you think it is to look after your health? There is a simple yet very profound quotation from the philosopher Virgil that states ” The greatest wealth is health ” The challenge with most people is that they only appreciate how important their health really is when they encounter any challenges relating to their health or their health fails them.Make a different Choice about your .. more …
Have you ever heard the phrase: “Nobody’s perfect”? I’m sure you have heard this at one point or another. If you are anything like me, you believed it too. Most people do believe it because it makes sense. I know for a fact that I have made mistakes. I also know that everyone else I know has made mistakes.Mistakes are part of being human. If you are human, you make mistakes. There are mistakes to .. more …
