- Only going a few blocks? Walk instead of drive.
- Park farther from the door to your office or the shopping center, etc.
- When watching TV get up and walk around during commercials or between shows.
- When talking on the phone, stay active. Instead of getting in your comfy chair, walk around, load the dishwasher, pick up the room, etc.
- Carry your groceries in one bag at a time. The extra trips are exercise!
- Get a friend to walk around the block with you, push the young ones on the swing, work in the yard, etc.
- Put dishes, etc that you use often on a higher shelf. Stretching to reach them is exercise!
Helping you know how to use foods as medicines. You can help your body to heal and stay healthy by the foods you eat!However, with any medical condition, always consult with a physician before any changes in routine, diet or medication.
Thursday, March 31, 2022
DAILY EXERCISE
Friday, March 25, 2022
CHEWING GUM FOR HEARTBURN?
According to Kings College of London researchers, chewing gum can reduce heartburn-related symptoms. Chewing gum (sugar-free!) boosts the production of saliva which is an alkaline that helps neutralize stomach acid. More saliva also means more swallowing. More swallowing stimulates the muscle contractions that help digest food, according to the researchers. Also, a piece of hard candy or a lozenge may have the same effect.
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
PARKISON'S DISEASE AND VITAMIN-E
Some studies have shown that patients who suffer from Parkinson's disease, when compared to their similar-aged siblings, ate a diet with less nuts and seeds. Nuts and seeds are high in vitamin E and an actual study of Parkinson's patients at Columbia University found that those taking megadoses of vitamin E did have fewer symptoms than those who did not take the extra vitamin E. Probably worth your while to add some walnuts, sunflower seeds, etc (see E photo below) to your diet if you aren't already doing so. They have many health benefits and this seems to suggest another one.
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
HEALTHY CANNELLINI BEANS
Cannellini Beans are an excellent 'white food' that should be included in our diets on a routine basis. One cup of these beans provides almost half of our daily fiber needs and provides 14 grams of protein. Fiber is important in so many different health ways and protein is essential to our daily diet. Protein and fiber are also both great blood sugar stabilizers for diabetics and both are filling, thus helping to keep us feeling full. Cannellini beans are easy to work into the diet for those who don't want to sit down to a bowl of beans. Learn to include them in your soups, salads, etc.
Monday, March 21, 2022
PISTACHIOS AND HEART DISEASE
Research shows that pistachios help to lower ones risk of heart disease. Researchers at Penn State University found that adults who got 20% of their calories from pistachios reduced their LDL cholesterol by 12%. For an 1800 calories a day diet, that would mean eating about 1/2 cup of pistachios. You may not want to eat that many pistachios a day, but including them in your diet on a routine basis would probably be a good idea.
Friday, March 18, 2022
HOW MANY CALORIES DO YOU NEED?
Use this formula to determine the number of calories you should eat a day. Multiply your target weight X 10 and never eat fewer calories than that number daily. In other words if your target weight is 140 pounds, you should not eat less than 1400 calories a day. And be sure to exercise 30 to 40 minutes a day (walking is fine and is a good exercise-expensive gyms and equipment are not necessary). And research shows that daily activity maintains healthy leptin levels.
Remember, when trying to lose weight, crash dieting is never a good idea. Always eat a healthy diet and learn to control quantity.
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
GREEN TEA IS A FAT BURNER
Learn to replace at least some of your carbonated drinks and coffees that you drink loaded down with sugar and cream with green tea or water with lemon. Green tea has been scientifically proven to be a fat-burner. If you don't currently drink green tea, try replacing one of the above beverages a day with green tea for your health. Green tea offers many benefits (see the post on this blog about teas), but today I wanted to point out that it is a fat burner! Aren't we all looking for more ways to burn fat?
Saturday, March 12, 2022
HOT COFFEE OR TEA VS MRSA
Friday, March 11, 2022
SUBBING MUSHROOMS FOR BEEF
Research from John Hopkins University showed adults who ate a mushroom-based version of beef dishes such as lasagna and chili felt just as full as when they ate the same dishes with beef. Not only were they just as full they ate around 420 fewer calories and 30 less grams of fat. It might be a good idea to replace beef in dishes such as the above along with casseroles, etc with mushrooms once or twice a week. Mushrooms are a good protein source.
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
POTASSIUM & STROKE RISK
Eating plenty (at least your daily requirement) of potassium rich food may cut your risk of having a stroke by 21% and lower your risk of heart disease, according to recent studies. This is a general statistic for the overall population, not specific just to those at a higher risk of stroke. Having taken care of my mother after she suffered a massive stroke, let me assure you that it is well worth loading up on these tasty potassium-rich foods to cut your stroke chances by any percent! A few of the potassium rich foods are, bananas, spinach, potatoes, sweet potatoes, poultry, cantaloupe, kidney beans, tomatoes, raisins, mushrooms, etc. Now I know there are some of those foods you like! If not, you have a real problem with your diet and should set out to change it immediately!
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
EGGS = ANTIOXIDANT
I don't know about you, but this little statistic surprised me. According to a study from Food Chemistry, 2 cooked egg yolks have the same antioxidant power as an apple! I still recommend eating the apple, but if you are one who eats more eggs than apples, you are still getting some good antioxidant power. And there is no doubt about the benefit of antioxidants on the body!