It’s no news flash that our moods affect our food choices. I haven’t known too many people that don’t start reaching for the chips or sweets when they’re stressed out! But how do we get control over that? I want to share my thoughts with you on dealing with our moods so we don’t totally screw up our health! Continue reading “How mood affects food choices (and what to do about it).”
What does it mean to “eat healthy”?
We’re right in the middle of the holiday season, about two weeks before Christmas. That means that this is a time of consuming more sugar and other high-calorie and unhealthy foods. So I thought this was a good time to talk about what it means to “eat healthy”.
Before I go on, I want to say that I’m not expecting any of you to want to eat only healthy foods around the holidays, or ever! I know that’s not realistic. But if you can get a general idea of what’s “healthy” and what’s not, then it’s easier to make better choices more often. Continue reading “What does it mean to “eat healthy”?”
Calcium and Magnesium: How they work together
Just like getting enough vitamins in our diets we also need minerals to make sure our bodies work right. Calcium is one of the minerals we hear about all the time but we don’t hear as much about magnesium. These two minerals work together and help us in many of the same ways. But if we don’t have enough magnesium the calcium doesn’t do us much good. Continue reading “Calcium and Magnesium: How they work together”
Vitamin B12 and its impact on our health
Vitamin B12 is one of the nutrients we should all understand better as we’re aging. Like other vitamins, if you’ve got enough of it it’s no problem. But if you’re deficient then it can lead to serious complications in your life. B12 has an impact on our health that most people, and even some doctors, are unaware of. Continue reading “Vitamin B12 and its impact on our health”
Spending time with “family” to renew relationships
I believe our health is about much more than just exercise and nutrition. Hopefully, I’m making that clear in my writing! Our mental health is just as important as our physical health. Actually, I believe it’s more important. If our mental health isn’t good, then achieving physical health is nearly impossible. Continue reading “Spending time with “family” to renew relationships”
Vitamin C and its effects on our immunity
Since I just wrote a blog on getting enough nutrients, I thought I needed to expand on why some are particularly important to pay attention to. Vitamin C, or Ascorbic Acid, is one of them. It has many health benefits but it’s especially important during this time of Covid when our immune systems need a boost.
Vitamin C has many effects on our immunity so getting enough of it is imperative. And according to years of research, it could be used in much larger amounts to benefit us in much bigger ways. Continue reading “Vitamin C and its effects on our immunity”
Are you getting enough nutrients for good health?
If you’ve read my About Me page on this website you may already know why I got into this business of fitness and health in the first place. For those of you who didn’t, let me recap. Since my mother died of cancer in 2010, I started researching everything I could about cancer and how to prevent it.
From that education, I learned that the best way to “fix” my health and prevent illness was to focus on natural living. That includes eating a more natural diet, moving more, and getting outside as much as possible. When we do these things we naturally get what we need for better health. I wanted to share that information with others so they could benefit too. Continue reading “Are you getting enough nutrients for good health?”
Why you need a SMART health goal
A SMART health goal is one that is Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time-bound. Why do these things matter? Reaching any goal is like planning a trip; you have to know your destination in order to know what path to take to get there. And you really have to want to end up there! These things all help with motivation to reach your goal. Continue reading “Why you need a SMART health goal”
The importance of knowing your “why”
You want to lose weight and “get healthy” but do you understand the importance of knowing your “why” for wanting those things? I know it seems like an obvious question but it’s one you need to be able to answer with great clarity and insight. Because knowing your why is what will help sustain you through all the hard work ahead. Continue reading “The importance of knowing your “why””
10 motivational tools to maintain weight loss and health
If you want to lose weight and get healthy then you have to adopt new behaviors in order to do that. But that’s just one part of the puzzle. You also need motivational tools to maintain that weight loss and health long-term. That’s obviously the harder part since most people who lose weight end up gaining it all back.
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