Impressionable children
Posted in Books, Exercise, Fitness, Food, General, Health, Nutrition, VitaminsI have had the privilege of working at Forever Friends Day Care with a group of beautiful children, not to mention their wonderful teachers. I am so excited and humbled to be part of an environment that really wants the best for the children. I’m sure they are one of many. The children and I […]
Attention All College and High School Students
Posted in Exercise, Fitness, Food, General, Health, Nutrition, VitaminsThe school year has come to a close and it is finally summer break, how we have been looking forward to that! It is also a great time to get into shape. The winter blahs and bad school food isn’t always great for the waistline, so why not plan to schedule some personal training as […]
Own It! ask for help
Posted in Books, Fitness, Food, General, Health, NutritionHomeostasis is a word used to define balance. Our bodies have regulatory mechanisms of the organ systems who are at work in our internal environment to bring about this balance. It is an endless job and we can either cooperate or hinder this effort. So many of the ailments and diseases we have become accustomed […]
Benefits
Posted in Fitness, Food, General, Health, Nutrition, VitaminsI’d like to talk a little about benefits today. It is a good word with a positive tone. When you choose to eat fruit, it is going to come with benefits. Where do I begin….how many body functions can thrive when fruit is in your diet. Let me name them: Adrenals, Bladder, Bones, Brain/Nerves, Bronchi, […]
Calorie Choices
Posted in Fitness, Food, General, Health, NutritionWe live in America where many things are abundant. Sometimes it is hard to say no… Food, stuff and more stuff, eating out, staying up…. I had such a hard time with discipline when I became an adult, plus there is this thing called addiction. Sometimes we just can’t muster up self discipline to accomplish […]
Spring
Posted in Fitness, General, HealthI know a lot of people have a tough time staying positive through the long season when late fall and winter have shorter days, many times gloomy rays, but everything starts with your focus. What are you focusing on today? A great quote from John Maxwell’s book Thinking For A Change says “no good thing […]
More about Adaptogens
Posted in Books, Fitness, General, Health, NutritionI hope you will enjoy this information I am sharing again from “Adaptogens, Herbs for Strength, Stamina, and Stress Relief: by David Winston and Steven Maimes”. I myself am not an expert on the subject but have taken advantage of others expertise over many years and have had great results. I certainly am not prescribing, […]
Less Stress in 2013
Posted in Books, Exercise, Fitness, Food, General, Health, NutritionLess stress would mean better quality life. We can not get rid of all the things that cause stress, but we can learn to better manage it. Exercise, eating better, ie: reducing the intake of sugar and caffeine, and adding an adaptogen when pertinent. “Adaptogens are remarkable natural substances that help the body adapt to […]
Love yourself healthy, love others better.
Posted in Exercise, Fitness, Food, General, HealthThat probably sounds a bit strange, but if you learn the value of loving yourself you will be better able to love others. Loving yourself , not like “it’s all about me 24/7” is actually being responsible and unselfish. Each of us uniquely created individuals are part of a much bigger plan. If we develop […]
Sitting vs Moving
Posted in Books, Exercise, Fitness, HealthI’d like to share a paragraph from an article that was from www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/magazine/mag-17sitting. Hope you can find it like this. The article addresses the dangers of the sedentary society in which we live. “This is your body on chairs: Electrical activity in the muscles drops-“the muscles go as silent as those of a dead horse,” […]