Exercise
Posted on June 23, 2010 - Filed Under Exercise, Prevention, healthy lifestyle | View Comments
“Other than not smoking, exercise is the single best thing you can do to get healthy or stay healthy and keep chronic diseases at bay. Exercise is far more than merely a way to lose or control weight.”
— Walter C. Willett, M.D., chair, Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health (from Eat, Drink, [...]
It’s YOUR Journey
Posted on May 4, 2010 - Filed Under Behavior Change, healthy lifestyle | View Comments
Making healthy changes in our lives takes time. It takes patience, determination, and dedication. The key is actually starting and staying consistent.
No matter where you are in your get-healthier journey, remember that it’s YOUR journey and no one else’s. It’s easy to want to compare yourself to other people’s health/fitness levels, and that can sometimes be [...]
Individual Choices
Posted on February 9, 2010 - Filed Under Behavior Change | View Comments
“Change starts with the individual choices Americans make each day for themselves, their families and those around them. To help achieve and maintain a healthy lifestyle, Americans of all ages should: reduce consumption of sodas and juices with added sugars; eat more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins; drink more water and choose low-fat [...]
Women and Heart Disease
Posted on February 4, 2010 - Filed Under Heart Health, healthy lifestyle | View Comments
Important message for women and everyone else to take better care of your heart. Read more from Stacey Shipman here and also, don’t forget to check out Go Red for Women.
Your High Blood Pressure and What You Can do Right Now to Lower It
Posted on February 2, 2010 - Filed Under Behavior Change, Blood Pressure, healthy lifestyle | View Comments
“Lifestyle changes can help you control and prevent high blood pressure – even if you’re taking blood pressure medication.”
– via Mayoclinic.com
I know I’ve talked about this before about a thousand times, but it’s still important. You can do something about high blood pressure. You can start right here and right now (don’t have high BP? [...]
Believe in Yourself
Posted on January 25, 2010 - Filed Under healthy lifestyle, motivation | View Comments
“Your chances of success in any undertaking can always be measured by your belief in yourself.”
– Robert Collier
Happy Monday!
Finding the Motivation to Act
Posted on January 20, 2010 - Filed Under motivation | View Comments
Eat healthier. Eat less. Get more exercise. Blah. Blah. Blah. This list can go on and on about what we need to do to get ourselves healthier. We all know the list and probably have one of our own. The key to a healthier life is not just knowing what to do, but finding the motivation to do it, [...]
Two Choices
Posted on January 18, 2010 - Filed Under Behavior Change, motivation | View Comments
“There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.”
– Denis Waitley
Have a great Monday!
The D Word
Posted on January 8, 2010 - Filed Under Fad Diets, healthy lifestyle | View Comments
diet (dī′ət)
noun
what a person or animal usually eats and drinks; daily fare
a special or limited selection of food and drink, chosen or prescribed to promote health or a gain or loss of weight
intransitive verb, transitive verb
to eat or cause to eat special or limited food, esp. for losing weight
[via here].
When you say the word “diet” [...]
Frustrating Time of Year
Posted on January 7, 2010 - Filed Under Behavior Change, healthy lifestyle | View Comments
This is a frustarting time of year for me. With the new year come resolutions to lose weight, get healthy, eat better, move more, etc., etc. While those are great resolutions for all of us, as long as we create a good plan and stick to that plan, it also means the snake-oil salespeople are [...]
