Posts tagged Healthy lifestyle

Laugh!

The old adage that “Laughter is good medicine” isn’t far from the the truth. Not only does a good chuckle decrease stress (which contributes to weight gain), but it increases muscle use and heart rate, helping you burn calories. This weekend rent a comedy, spend time with a funny friend, play a silly game with More >

What Makes Us Overeat?

By Susan Bowerman, M.S., R.D., C.S.S.D. Most of us would like to think that we’re in charge of how much we eat. We trust our bodies to tell us when we’re full, and that after we’re done, we have a good sense of how much we’ve eaten. If only it were true. “Research tells us More >

The Formula for Failure and Success

by Jim Rohn Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. We do not fail overnight. Failure is the inevitable result of an accumulation of poor thinking and poor choices. To put it more simply, failure is nothing more than a few errors in judgment repeated every day. Now why would someone make an error in More >

Eating for Success

by Bill Phillips Obesity has a common cause (overeating the wrong foods and not getting enough exercise) as well as a universal solution (eating the right amount of the right foods and exercising). That’s the truth you can take to the blood bank, I assure you. FALSEHOOD: Once you reach a certain age, you can’t More >

TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR HEALTH… NOBODY ELSE WILL

Do you have a burning desire to have lifestyle habits in order to have, better health and more energy? 1. Achieve a healthy weight – this promotes: Normal blood pressure and cholesterol levels Wards off degenerative diseases Insulin, thyroid (weight control), and sex hormones are kept in balance Heart, liver, and digestive systems will function More >

NUTRITION with Dr. David Heber

NUTRITION with Dr. David Heber   Whether you are looking for help with gaining health or losing weight, improving your sports performance, a specific problem or just wonder what is missing from your diet and daily habits, we are glad to help. Visit WiseHealth4u for more information.   Tags: Lose weight, enery, Herbalife, diet, Nutrition More >

Fruits, Veggies….and Chips?

There’s a little funny-business going on in the produce section of my local supermarket. There, nestled next to the apples, are cartons of caramel sauce. Tucked in by the strawberries are tubs of chocolate glaze. There’s neon-orange cheese sauce alongside the fresh chili peppers, and a huge display of tortilla chips next to the avocados. More >

The Package says “Medium” – But the Calories Say “Large”

I rarely eat when I go to the movies, but when we went last weekend, my husband was in the mood for some popcorn. We ordered a bag to share – choosing a “medium” size for no other reason than a “small” size sounded…well, “small”… and “large” sounded more like “family size”. So when we More >

Your Diet and Stress

Some stress might be good and is called ambition, drive and performance. But, when stress becomes uncontrolled, our bodies suffer the consequences in more ways than one. The body’s natural response to cope with stress is elevated adrenaline levels and thus gearing the body for quick-action, fast-thinking and lots of available energy for running away More >

Plan to Live Healthy

“A little planning goes a long way,” says Johnson. “Eating healthy never happens by accident.” For the most part, neither do good fitness, skin protection, healthy teeth, weight loss, and social ties. Many of these habits take effort that need to be scheduled into busy lives. The more detail you include in your plan, the More >