Congratulations! You’re picking up a new, and hopefully healthy, habit! That’s great news. So what’s your plan? How are you going to ensure your success? What? You hadn’t thought of that yet? Good news! I have. Whether you’re looking to become healthier, to save more money, to be a neater or cleaner person or you’re…
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Tag Archive: Health
The Health Benefits of Jumping Rope
Name one exercise that torches calories, tones every single muscle in your body and that you can do anywhere and at any time and that doesn’t require expensive equipment or clothing. Give up? It’s jumping rope! It’s no longer the property of boxers or martial artists and it’s not relegated to the playground anymore. What…
It’s Time to Make Yourself a Priority Already
I’m not in the habit of mincing words, so let me just say that life can totally suck. People get sick and die. Friends come and go, sometimes for no reason and sometimes for a really good one. Jobs and careers begin, fade away, come back and then disappear out of thin air. Economies go…
10 Tips to Help You Maintain Good Health
As we all start to get a little bit older, we begin to realize that maintaining good health becomes more and more of a priority and less of an indulgence. Why? The easiest answer is that as advances and improvements in medicine occur, our quality of life begins to improve. And with that, our lifespans…
The Top 10 Things You Need To Know Before You Choose A Diet
When you make the decision to start eating more healthfully, it may seem like the hardest part is over. Once you choose your diet, you just hop on the bandwagon, buy the food and everything goes the way it should. You lose weight. You stabilize your cholesterol, your blood sugar, your digestion, etc. Your skin…
Why The Little Red Welts On My Arms Are Not From An Allergic Reaction
I thought I was having an allergic reaction. Why else would little red welts all of a sudden show up on both of my arms? Okay, let’s run down the checklist. Have I eaten anything new or different? Have I used any new skin products? How is my breathing? Do I feel my throat getting…
How Can I Get Enough Calcium If I Don’t Drink Milk?
There is there horrible thought out there in nutrition world that if you don’t drink milk, then there is no way that you’ll ever get enough calcium in your diet. And if you don’t get enough calcium in your diet, then you’re setting yourself up for osteoporosis, broken bones, fractures and that dreaded “humped” over…
What Does “Quality of Life” Mean to You?
When I was growing up, no one talked about the concept of “Quality of Life.” Especially, not around the playground. I can’t even tell you if I ever even heard my parents talk about it or even my grandmother. But when I got into college and began studying physiology, anatomy and all sciences related to…
Why a Face-Plant in the Ground is Possibly the Best Thing Ever
I almost named this: “Why doing everything wrong is the best thing that could ever happen to you, for you & for your health.” But that was too long. Besides, I wanted to find an excuse to use the word “face-plant”. So why is a face-plant a good thing? Why would I think physical harm…
The 21 Day Gratitude Journey, Day 12
NEW TO THE GRATITUDE JOURNEY? HERE’S A QUICK OVERVIEW! JOIN IN WHENEVER YOU’RE READY… HERE’S THE PLAN: I’LL SPEND THE NEXT 21 DAYS FOCUSED ON GRATITUDE. EACH DAY I WILL FOCUS ON ONE ASPECT & EACH DAY I WILL SHOW MY GRATITUDE & APPRECIATION TO SOMEONE NEW. And what I’d love is for you to…