Ask your doctor if eating better is right for you. How does your doctor talk to you about your health? Do they believe that disease prevention is important? The recent study published in The Lancet proves that our diet is killing us and 20% of all deaths worldwide, or approximately 11 million per year, are due to poor diet. That …
Are you responsible?
A little secret When it comes to our health we do some things that aren’t really helping. This is the next instalment in the list of The Top 12 Worst Things We are Doing to Our Health. One of the things that struck me about the discussion on the 12 Worst Things from the conference I attended was that this …
How to Reduce Your Risk of Heart Disease
Three daily habits that change your health Research presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 68th Annual Scientific Session wanted to show how lifestyle factors are important and often overlooked factors (in research) when it comes to preventing heart disease. Researchers from Greece studied two lifestyle factors, television watching and eating breakfast. This is what they found about breakfast, screen …
7 habits that can prevent stroke.
You can prevent having a stroke. The number of people having strokes is going up and the age of having a stroke is going down. Actor Luke Perry who died this week was only 52 and he looked fine. According to the CDC 87% of strokes are ischemic strokes which are caused by clots that stop the blood flow in …
3 ways to Marie Kondo your cells
Marie Kondo for your cells If you haven’t heard about Marie Kondo, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, she is everywhere and cleaning up everything. I have never had a problem cleaning up, so I can’t comment on her techniques. Your cells need cleaning too and while Marie’s techniques won’t help you with this, there there are three ways to …
More protein or less?
Confused about what you should eat? If you weren’t confused that would be more of a surprise. Most headlines are misleading and many of the stories don’t include the details that would help you sort through the relevant findings to make informed decisions. These are two research articles that came out this past week that prove this to be true. …
Another great reason to exercise
Exercise and weight loss Exercise alone will not help with weight loss. Exercise ≠ weight loss. Or maybe it does? Not directly, but we know that exercise improves our health, increases muscle mass, helps us eat better and much more. New research proves another indirect way exercise will help you, it will burn more fat. Reduce body fat with exercise Exercise …
Eat breakfast for better health
When it comes to our health we do some things that aren’t really helping. This is the next installment in the list of The Top 12 Worst Things #10 is not eating a healthy breakfast. Not eating breakfast, eating high sugary, fatty foods or just having caffeine for breakfast won’t improve your health or weight. Many people believe skipping breakfast …
Exercise to eat better.
Exercise improves your eating habits If you have unsuccessfully tried to improve your eating habits there might be a better way to change. I know it’s true, I have seen it happen over and over again. Often we try to be healthier, by doing it all at once. This can work for some people, but for most of us, it …
Yoga. Yes or No?
Should I do yoga? Like most health and fitness questions, the answer is “it depends.” Yoga has recently been sold as the cure for everything. That is never the case. It may be a fantastic way to reduce stress, unplug and unwind. Yoga will not make your muscles long and lean. It is not going to improve your cardiovascular fitness. …
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