Archive for December, 2008
Another Haiku Friday and Other Links
Posted on December 5, 2008 - Filed Under Shout Outs, healthy lifestyle | 3 Comments
Happy Friday. Hope everyone had a great week and is recovering from the Thanksgiving weekend! Here’s my haiku for today:
Today
A healthy lifestyle
will be great for all of us.
Why not start today?
Here are some articles and posts I enjoyed this week:
WebMD helps us figure out our Holiday Fitness Program.
Healthy Food Ideas for Super Healthy Kids gives us [...]
For the Sports Fan in Your Life
Posted on December 4, 2008 - Filed Under Prevention, healthy lifestyle | 4 Comments
I’m a big sports fan. I find myself watching a little ESPN every now and again… ok, probably a little (or a lot of you ask my wife) every day. I also listen to sports radio when I’m out and about in my car as I try to follow what’s going on in the sports [...]
Type 2 Diabetes and Exercise
Posted on December 3, 2008 - Filed Under Exercise, Prevention | 5 Comments
Just in case you don’t believe me about exercise being good for you:
“Cross -sectional, retrospective, prospective, and interventional epidemiologic research, including studies of enforced inactivity, provide strong evidence that regular exercise reduces type 2 diabetes risk in adolescents and adults.”1
Reducing your risk of type 2 diabetes is just one of the benefits of regular exercise. [...]
A TiVo Dinner?
Posted on December 2, 2008 - Filed Under Nutrition, healthy lifestyle | 10 Comments
So the other day I was about to watch a soccer game I had recorded on my Tivo and I saw an “Order Pizza Now” button. I was curious so I clicked it. Here’s what I saw:
I kinda chuckled because I found it funny that we can now order pizza without even leaving the couch. [...]
A Fiber Reminder
Posted on December 1, 2008 - Filed Under Nutrition | 5 Comments
I’ve written about fiber before and most of us already know that fiber is good for us. Consider this a friendly reminder that we need that stuff!
Here’s why fiber is good for us:
– prevents constipation
– lowers risk of IBS, diverticular disease, and hemorrhoids
– slows body’s absorption of sugars
– lowers risk of type 2 diabetes
– aids [...]
