How to Avoid Getting Sick This Winter
October 14th, 2008 by Jason
Archive for the 'Lifestyle' Category
What I Eat To Stay Healthy…
October 12th, 2008 by Jason
People have asked me countless times what I actually eat. Often they answer before I can say anything, as if trying to guess. I’ve heard everything from grass to tree bark before the person stops to wait eagerly for my response, as if there were truly any chance that I might actually agree.
Well, the fact of the matter is that I eat lots of things to stay healthy, but grass and tree bark aren’t two of them. I suppose grass might not be too bad in a soup or salad, but with my luck I’d show up to pick some about 5 minutes after a dog came by to mark his territory. I do however try to follow my own advice and eat regularly from my list of the top 25 superfoods that I wrote about in September. These are phenomenal foods to incorporate into your day, but variety is important too, so I move around a lot.
12 Ways to Benefit from Exercising (Part II)
September 15th, 2008 by Jason
Strength training doesn’t provide the same far-reaching benefits of its healthy sibling, aerobic exercise, but it is far from a slacker. Besides simply adding strength by building and conditioning muscle, strength training also exhibits some impressive qualities for our overall health. In combination with aerobic exercise, strength training can accomplish a great deal indeed.
Specifically, strength training benefits us by:
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12 Ways to Benefit from Exercise (Part I)
September 13th, 2008 by Jason
For those of you who haven’t yet made the decision to start exercising or don’t exercise enough, allow me to help motivate you. Did you know that exercising can make you smarter? Or that you will become totally irresistible to the opposite sex if you exercise regularly? Okay, that last part isn’t quite true – you still have to rely heavily on your personality for that, which would explain why I’m at a perpetual disadvantage.
If you’ve been reading my articles from the beginning, by now you know that my objective is to disseminate as much good information as I possibly can to you in order to put the fight against cardiovascular disease and cancer on our terms. These two biggest killers have levied quite enough misery, and it’s time to defeat them to the fullest extent possible. In addition to proper nutrition, we also need adequate rest, good stress management techniques and plenty of regular exercise to wage an effective war.
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Healthier, Longer Living Through Stress Management
September 12th, 2008 by Jason
Getting the proper type, amount and regularity of nutrition is unquestionably critical in the war on cardiovascular disease and cancer. Do all of that right and you’ll be at your ideal weight. Your body will also be getting everything it needs from you – or will it? Simply eating properly isn’t enough folks, and I’m sorry to burst your bubble if you thought it was.
In addition to nourishment, how we live our lives is important too. The interaction we have with our environment causes stress; no matter where or how you live, you have stress, although to widely varying degrees. Additionally, how we deal with that stress plays a major role in determining our overall health.
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