Entries from October 2009 ↓

Sports scientists agree that cardio-boxing is one of the best forms of exercise, because it conditions the total body and provides a complete exercise for your cardiovascular and endurance systems. The major benefits of cardio-boxing include:  Increased Stamina  Increased Strength  Increased Speed  Increased Coordination [More...] Cardio-boxing also promotes a person’s well being by strengthening their self-discipline and combined with strength training it’s well and truly the total package for self-defence and fitness and usually consists of:  Adjusted heart rate work  Actual boxing techniques Read more [...]

If you eat when you're bored *Work for your food If you're munching just because you have nothing better to do, choose a snack that requires time and energy, such as microwave popcorn, unshelled nuts-even crunchy foods like carrots that involve a lot of chewing. "For me, it's pistachios," confesses Madelyn Fernstrom, Ph.D., director of the Weight Management Center at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. "I have to crack the shells open one by one, which forces me to eat slowly and be more conscious of how much I'm puting in my mouth." Read more [...]

If you eat when you're happy *Be creative The next time something fabulous happens-you get promoted, or your daughter makes the soccer team-invent a new kind of feel-good ritual. instead of treating yourself to a special dinner with your husband, take an afternoon off and spend it with him. To recognize your daughter's accomplishment, join her in an activity like skating or biking. Begin to retrain your brain to celebrate without food. Read more [...]

Instead, help yourself to 12 strategies proven to beat emotional eating - and lose big When I is in a good mood, I sit in front of the TV and munches on Lay's Potato Chips. When I,m stressed at work, I get relief from black jelly beans and twizzlers, and when I,m bored, I turn to Snickers bars or Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. So this past fall, when my husband was temporarily out of work, it was no surprise that I found comfort in food, "I would sit in my office thinking, how are we going to pay all our bills? While shoving cookies into my mouth. Within four months, I had gained 35 pounds. Read more [...]

Most of us are low in vitamin D, which means we stand a greater chance of developing osteoporosis, certain cancers,heart disease, diabetes, and possibly asthma, arthritis, and multiple scleorosis. And here's the kicker : Even if we follow the Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) guidelines, we'll still come up short. These were set 10 years ago, before research showed the many benefits of larger D doses. Recently, for example, a review of studies found that women with high blood levels of D had half the incidence of breast cancer as those with the lowest levels. Yet the national food and Nutrition Board, which sets the DRIs, has been dragging its heels about reassessing its guidelines. Read more [...]

Do you want a healthy heart that mean a healthy life? You have to do this exercise. Whenever you're busy, unable to get up early in the morning or have no time for gym just follow this 20 minute home exercise to stay healthy and fit. Read more [...]

Healthy Food - Diet for High Blood Pressure Read more [...]

If you want lowering your cholesterol, just a little change dietary patterns. Research shows that food can provide many benefits that can not be fulfilled even though drugs. Read more [...]

In a matter of weeks, you can cure of diabetes, only a little change dietary patterns. Read more [...]

Content of sterols in a variety of these foods can lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease by 20%. What needs to be purchased and how do I eat? Read more [...]