I was listening to a podcast about changing your habits and someone, sorry I can’t remember who, said, “Bad habits take from your future, good habits take from the present moment.” Brilliant. We aren’t great at ignoring the immediate rewards of a bad habit, so we often borrow from our future. Our good habits don’t often come with an immediate …
Health is more than what you do
Personal health is on everyone’s mind right now. Not that long ago we didn’t think about infectious disease and many people didn’t think much about chronic disease either. I make a few assumptions about you when I write these blog posts. I assume that you are safe, that you have a home, money to buy food, that you are educated …
Range
There is now (almost) a complete range of products that satisfy anyone’s need for a burger. From Very Good Butcher, Beyond Meat to Memphis Meats, you soon will be able to choose from plant-based burger, a veggie burger that cooks and bleeds like meat, to a real meat burger with no factory farms or slaughterhouses. There is also a complete …
Vitamin K aka Kale
Vitamin K deficiency isn’t something we hear about. In fact, any news about Vitamin K is pretty rare. Vitamin K is actually two vitamins. K1 is important for blood clotting, and K2 is important for keeping our bones healthy, regulating cell growth, and preventing the calcification of our arteries, which is critical for preventing heart disease. In a study of …
Fitness vs Age? 5 tips to feel younger.
When it comes to ageing some of the expected decline may be due more to lifestyle habits and less to do with getting older. Here are 5 ways to feel younger for a longer time. Sleep. 7-9 hours a night is critical for keeping our brain functioning properly. If your brain isn’t functioning, nothing is going to work. Sleep cleans …
Never been a better time.
A friend sent me an email the other day. It said, “Shayla your work will be doubly important and challenging after this COVID thing is done with us.” I appreciated the feedback. It reminded me in a very real way how our health can change for better or worse based on what we do today. Right now I have many …
Exercise in the Time of Corona
How active are you right now? Have you been finding it easy to maintain most or a modified version of your regular routine? Maybe with a little more time you are working out more than ever? Or maybe you can’t seem to get up and get moving? If you are finding it hard to stay active, don’t feel bad. A …
The New Normal
When things get back to normal, you may be thinking that a lot lately. Normal may be a bit different, at least that is what I am hoping. Recently many smart people have advised taking some time to figure out what it is that you want to keep or discard during this unusual time. A bit of spring cleaning for …
Boost Your Immunity after Exercise
One proven way to boost your immunity is with moderate activity, but what you do after exercise is equally important. Eating well is key to recovery and improved immune function. What is eating well? The same 2019 study that recommended moderate activity for improved immunity also studied the effects of nutrition on immunity, especially after exercising. The researchers recommended the …
One Proven Way to Improve Immunity
Currently, there are lots of “experts” claiming that you can improve your immunity with their products. Don’t waste your money on supplements when simple habits have been proven to make a difference. There are three proven ways to improve immunity, and today we will start with exercise. While exercise is an important habit for health and immunity, not all exercise …