Weekly Wellness
Issue 242
Featured Article
Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease Linked in Diabetics
Fitness Tip
Open Your Eyes
The National Eye Institute reports that cataracts affect 20.5 million Americans age 65 and older, while glaucoma affects 2.2 million age 40 and older. Keep the twinkle in your eye by scheduling regular vision screenings. While nerve damage caused by glaucoma, for example, cannot be reversed, it can be halted or even prevented if the disease is detected early, states the National Eye Institute.
Nutrition Tip
Fight the Afternoon Fade
Drink up! When that mid-afternoon slump hits, head for the v fountain; you may be dehydrated. If you're not priming your system with the equivalent of about eight 8-ounce glasses of fluid a day, your body will take water out of your circulating blood in your system. As your blood volume drops, your heart is forced to work a little harder. So your body slows down, and this makes you feel sluggish and, yes, a little slumpy.
Quip or Quote of the Week
Quote:
"A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to
blame somebody else." John Burroughs, 1873-1921 American Author
Quick Recipe
Orange Sherbet Breakfast Smoothie
This low-calorie on-the-go breakfast is a great way to get a fresh start to your day!
1/2 cup orange juice
1 cup orange sherbet or non-fat vanilla frozen yogurt
1 cup banana
1-1/2 cup peaches
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Puree the orange juice, sherbet, banana, peaches and vanilla extract in a blender. Pour into 4 glasses and garnish with a fruit of choice.
Tidbit
Need a Little More...er...Juice?
Get it, literally, with orange juice. The vitamin C in orange juice helps your body produce the substance L carnitine, which amps up your energy.
Food Fixes
Drop two Alka Seltzer tablets in toilet; wait 20 minutes, brush and flush.
Microwave a cup of water for two minutes. The steam will make the microwave easy to clean.
Put fabric softener sheets in the bottom of garbage cans as a deodorant.