All adults should avoid inactivity. Some physical activity is better than none, and adults who participate in any amount of physical activity gain some health gains. For substantial health gains, adults should do at least 150 minutes (2 hours and 30 minutes) a week of moderate-intensity, or 75 minutes (1 hour and 15 minutes) a
Fire up Your Motiviation
Alicia Keys looks good but it doesn’t just come from nature. Alicia works hard to keep herself fit with strength and stamina building. Listen to Alicia share with you how she gives herself that extra push every day to keep her body fit for a better quality of life. Link to this post!
Top 5 Fiber Choices
Fiber is important in our diet for a number of reasons. Here are the top five food sources of fiber. 1 cup cooked of each: Split peas: 16.3g Red kidney beans: 13.1g Whole wheat spaghetti: 6.3g Broccoli: 5.1g Green beans: 4g See also: Fiber: A Non-Nutritional Vital Nutrient Eight Conditions You Can Fight with Fiber
Importance of Water in Our Bodies
85% of your brain is water. The human body is nearly 70% water. Waste filtered through our kidneys is dissolved in water. If we cannot have water, we will be poisoned. Each muscle in our body is nearly 80% water. Including your heart. DRINK WATER. Link to this post!
Managing Food Sensitivity and Intolerance
A food sensitivity or intolerance is much more common than a true food allergy. Food sensitivity or intolerance is a chemical reaction to a food, usually to the various components in foods and additives. Some food allergy reactions are severe, resulting in drastic symptoms such as sudden hives or an asthma attack, and can even
Simple Sodium Solutions
Salt has been used to add flavor to foods, keep foods fresh, make icy roads and sidewalks safer and was even a form of currency in Ancient Rome (the word salary comes from the Latin word salarium – the money allowed to Roman soldiers for the purchase of salt). Sodium is an essential mineral that
Heart Attack and Water
After being asked by someone, I asked my Doctor why people need to urinate so much at night time. Answer from my Cardiac Doctor Gravity holds water in the lower part of your body when you are upright (legs swell). When you lie down and the lower body (legs and etc) seeks level with the
Friday Freebie: Knee Pain Relief
Home Help for Knee Pain People overall are experiencing knee pain, most commonly caused by arthritis, in people as young as their 30′s when at one time, this was associated mainly in the elderly. Weight bearing movement, which means repeated pounding on the knee with forces up to four to five times your body weight,
A Chocolate “High”?
Can chocolate create the same high as opium? Links have been found between obese people and drug addicts. Chocolate has an effect on the brain similar to opium, according to a study that found amazing comparisons between obese people and drug addicts. In the study, a natural brain chemical called enkephalin – an endorphin with
Home Body Detox
Have you heard of detox? Many people claim that they have finally found the solution to their unhealthy way of life with detox. From our birth up to the present day, your body has accumulated many toxins. Some of the chemicals from all the foods and beverages that you’ve taken ingested in your lifetime build
