Weekly Wellness
Issue 405
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Fitness Tip
Hate to Exercise? Consider Yoga
People who hate to exercise usually don’t do it regularly. Yoga exercise is self-motivating because, after a short time of regular practice, one finds that the body actually enjoys practicing Yoga exercises. As the personality becomes quieter and freer from stress demands, the person finds more time to pay attention to inner feelings, needs, and thoughts. This makes a more complete, balanced person who can face stress with greater ease and strength. Although the exercises of Yoga will not take off inches as fast as more vigorous exercise, Yoga will improve your shape by stabilizing metabolism, improving posture and circulation, and toning muscles in the back, stomach, and legs. Yoga exercises release muscle tension and increase flexibility so that you feel more relaxed and poised. See also: Yoga, Safety Tips for Yoga Beginners and/or Yoga for Your Heart.
Nutrition Tip
Eating a Mediterranean-Style Diet
Eatin a Mediterranean-style diet decreases the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease and cancer by 12 to 20 percent. Those were the findings of researchers who looked at more than 380,000 men and women in a large Diet and Health Study. Researchers scored food intake by how closely it adhered to the Mediterranean diet, characterized by vegetables, legumes, fruits, nuts, whole grains, fish, olive oil, and wine. The higher the score, the lower the risk.
Source: Archives of Internal Medicine
Quip or Quote of the Week
Quip
Eating a small amount of protein (of any kind) makes you feel fuller and leads to overall weightloss, especially in the abdominal region, according to a recent study out of Skidmore College. The findings suggest that consuming a higher-protein diet in six smaller meals a day can significantly reduce total body weight, as well as abdominal fat mass in both overweight men and women.
Quick Recipe
Mediterranean Tuna Cold Plate
Cold plate: An easy-to-assemble array of fresh fruits, vegetables and meats, along with delicious dips. Satisfy hearty appetites while beating the summer heat!
Arrange 1/4 cup drained canned tuna, 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese, six slices cucumber, six slices red pepper, 1/4 of a cantaloupe, seeded, sliced and six Triscuit crackers as desired on a plate. Drizzel with 2 tablespoons Greek Vinaigrette dressing or use dressing as a dipping sauce. Makes one serving.
Tidbit(s)
Wash Your Hands!
Keeping hands clean is one of the most important steps we can take to avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others. It is best to wash your hands with soap and clean running water for 20 seconds. However, if soap and clean water are not available, use an alcohol-based product to clean your hands. Alcohol-based hand rubs significantly reduce the number of germs on skin and are fast acting. Clean hands save lives! See CleanHandsCoalition.org.
Food Fixes
On average, people tend to be about 1 1/2 pounds heavier for every fast-food meal they eat per week!
Choose beans, corn on the cob, or a side salad with low-calorie salad dressing instead of French fries.
Tasty Tidbit...
Serve low-fat wheat crackers with low-fat dill dip and savor the flavor.
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