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7 Healthy Heart Tips for 2.5 Billion Beats

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:00:13 +0000

Since February is known as Heart Awareness Month, I thought we could review the key lifestyle habits for a healthy heart. After all, most experts say that the heart can beat between 1 and 2.5 billion beats per lifetime. So, we might as well try to help the heart with its job! Continue reading…

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Healthy Choice Top Chef: Really Top Quality?

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:00:54 +0000

Healthy Choice brand recently launched their new variety of frozen meals inspired by the TV show Top Chef . I saw a coworker bring one for lunch, and was pleasantly surprised by the ingredient list. I just had to investigate. Continue reading…

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Brain Over Binge: Part 2: What I’m Learning

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:08:39 +0000

Tomorrow makes one week since I started reading and implementing the tools of Brain Over Binge . In that week I’ve come to realize a few things that are helping this process: 1) Not every urge or feeling means something. I used to believe that all of my urges and feelings were me, that by not acting on them I was somehow denying myself and being unauthentic to who I am. And on some small level, I already got this. Denying every feeling is uncomfortable and often the only thing I’m fighting is the feeling or urge in and of itself, not the actual thought or feeling. Here’s an example: Sometimes I over think situations and my relationships with people. Often I find myself truly not understanding the motives of a person and examining them. I mull over every detail in frustration until I feel nauseous and agitated. This is especially true when I believe their actions are wrong, hurting me or themselves. These thoughts take over my mind and I gave them freedom to take over. I do this so often that is became comfortable and familiar, like a bad habit. Like eating 10 cookies. But now, I’m acknowledging that sometimes I just default and it doesn’t mean anything about me or the other person. Not every thing needs attention, examining, or confronting. Sometimes I just need to achnowledge the feeling and move on. This is the same with the urge to eat more. Those urges are not me, but sometimes it’s confusing to know the difference because I’ve learned to give weight to them in my own, evolved voice that reasons and sides with the urges. This is what they sound like: You already ate that cookie, you might as well eat all of them and start over tomorrow. Your breakfast wasn’t perfect you might as well eat everything you want for the rest of the day. You’ve been so good these past few days, you can slack off today. You didn’t lose any weight today, might as well throw in the towel and get serious tomorrow. 2) I do not need the scale right now. It’s true, eating less usually results in weight loss, but not always and not every single day. Logically I understand this. I know that a few days before my period I hold on to water. I know that exercise makes me hold on to water as well. I know that salty foods make me hold on to water. I don’t want to use the scale as an excuse or motivator right now. So today, I’m taking it out of the bathroom. 3) Finding my voice. One of the biggest challenges right now is finding my higher voice and listening to it. My higher voice is logical and doesn’t want to binge. It doesn’t want to keep eating or make myself sick. It wants me to succeed and move forward and grow. But sometimes it tries to justify and encourage my urges and feelings that aren’t me, my animal voice. It’s helpful for me to have a clear idea of what I do want on a very basic level so that I can easily access this information. It’s also helpful to have it written down and handy. Sometimes I can honestly convince myself that I want to binge, that it’s who I am, but I know better. 4) Knowing the difference between overeating (or eating too much) and binge eating. This one is very personal and looks different for everyone. This topic is covered a lot in Brain Over Binge . People who do not have any sort of binge eating disorder, eat too much on occasion. Having a second cookie, another slice of pizza, or seconds is not binge eating. Sometimes I simply eat more than what I need and that’s all it is. To me, at it’s heart, binge eating is eating that is in excess. If it interrupts my life or causes me to be unhealthy, it is binge eating. I have never eaten as much in one sitting as the author of Brain Over Binge, but that doesn’t mean that my excess or binge eating hasn’t caused health issues like obesity or disrupted my life by over taking my thoughts and actions. 4) Practice makes semi-perfect. Changing my mindset is taking work. It’s taking practice and meditation. It’s not always a huge struggle because I’m not fighting my urges, I’m just sitting with them, but it’s still new to me. I still fear that I can’t do this or that I’m fooling myself. I still hear the words of therapy and self-help books ringing in my ears that I need to fix my life or find fulfillment or get over depression or find self-esteem. Everday isn’t perfect, and I’m becoming okay with that. I’m just riding it out. It’s been helpful to create mantras of self-talk written down and handy. It’s also helpful knowing that my urges cannot access my movement and that I always have the choice to binge or not. It’s totally up to me. I know that it isn’t going to be easy at first, and I’m prepared for ups and downs, but I know it doesn’t have the be the biggest struggle in my life.

Lose 7 Pounds by Ditching Mayonnaise

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:00:52 +0000

When working on weight loss we are often told to avoid all creamy sauces and condiments. But, you ask, “Mayonnaise is just eggs and oil, right?” We know eggs and some oils are considered healthy foods in moderation, so why then is mayo on the do not eat list for weight loss? Continue reading…

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Healthy Dark Chocolate Brands Revealed

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:06:30 +0000

One ounce of dark chocolate can boast plenty of health benefits and antioxidants. However, you have to be careful about which brand of chocolate you buy. All dark chocolate is not created equal. Continue reading…

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The Do’s and Don’ts for Healthier Coffee

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:00:35 +0000

Now in the age of Starbuck’s at every corner, or at least some kind of coffee within walking distance, we have to be conscious about our coffee consumption. Pour in a little non-dairy creamer every day, multiple sugar packs here and there, and you may be picking up an unhealthy habit. Just two sugar packets a day adds up to 10,950 extra Calories a Year! Continue reading…

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7 Trans Fat Containing Food Groups Exposed

admin — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:00:05 +0000

Now that we know that trans fat is unhealthy since it can contribute to heart disease, it is important to scope out the food isles for 100% trans fat free foods. And remember, even if a food is labeled as 0 grams trans fat, it may still contain .5 grams trans fat per serving. So, as the consumer, you must read the ingredient list to look for partially hydrogenated oil. Even the most skilled label readers can be misled by advertising. Continue reading…

More or Less

admin — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:23:18 +0000

I hope you all had a lovely holiday and are gearing up for a new year tomorrow. I had a very spoiled Christmas, filled to the brim with good food, good company and more gifts than I deserved. I’m ready for 2012, are you? It seems there are two sets of people on new years, those that diligently create resolutions and goals, and those that are violently against it. I’m a resolution person, but if you’ve been reading any amount of time, you already knew that. Mostly, I just think it’s fun to create a spread sheet of what I want more of and what I want less of. Right off the top of my head, I want more contentment in the small things in my life. This past year, I was not content with contentment. I spent the year worrying that if I wasn’t piling on the projects and giving light to all of my ideas that I wasn’t moving forward. I was eager to skip steps and make things happen unnaturally for the sake of making something, anything, happen. That was a huge lesson. I believe my health suffered because of this. Most notably that I’ve had a cold and now getting over a stomach virus in just two weeks. As I sit here in my safe and quiet house, I realize how important this stability is to me. What I do is wonderful, I love passion, but I love knowing that I’m doing all that I can to maintain a happy home life for myself and my husband. That I’m doing what I can to keep myself healthy. And in this I find myself retreating, a lot. This year, I see myself saying no and passing on projects. I see myself riding the waves as they come. Taking the long road to my goals, rather than the “Let’s make this happen now!” insanity that I put myself through last year. I see myself going with the flow and trusting that I can grow and move forward just while, and especially so, taking care of my home, health and happiness. This year, I will be narrowing my projects down to one. business. which is my design/art/creative business. And working on my blogs. Other than that, I will be cooking more and eating more vegetables, and taking time to dance and have fun and most importantly, to just be. I want more fresh fruit and vegetable juices. I believe in juicing and how good it makes me feel. I want to complain and worry less. I want more exercise. I want to take the long road and be okay with the journey. I want to stop worrying, finally, about what other people think. I want more sewing, painting and illustrating. I want less social media. I want more cooking. I want less driving. I want to make realistic and attainable goals. Happy New Year!

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Frozen Vegetables: the Good, the Bad, and the Unhealthy

admin — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:00:00 +0000

I recently came across Birdseye’s new “lightly seasoned” frozen vegetables that you can microwave in the bag. The creamed spinach advertised that it is all natural, so I took a quick glance at the package and snatched it off the shelf. How bad can that be , I decided. Upon further inspection of these frozen seasoned vegetables, here is what I found…… Continue reading…

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Foods to Eat Before, During, and After Long Distance Runs

admin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:00:37 +0000

Pizza is Dean Karnazes’ primary fuel source when he goes out for a 26-mile jog. Karnazes, an ultra-marathon man who’s run 10 marathons back-to-back (that’s 262 consecutive miles) frequently delivers pizza to himself, at the halfway point of his training runs. Mike Arnstein, another ultra marathon runner, only eats bananas – 40 to 50 a day , actually – a fact, which is, in and of itself, sort of bananas. However unorthodox these diets may seem, every marathon runner will tell you how important nutrition is to maximize your results, your health and your recovery during your training and racing. But, if a diet of pizza and bananas sounds unappetizing or extreme, then consider the advice below to guide your nutrition choices while preparing for or completing a half, full, or ultra marathon. Continue reading…

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