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Anytime, Anywhere Exercises
Little movements throughout the day can help you stay fit. Imagine, just 10 minutes a day of stretching, gripping and flexing could translate into 5 lbs less of fat gain per year and the difference between flabby and fir muscles! Here are some simple exercises you can...
Healthy fats
A healthy diet consists of consuming the Right fats (not strictly low fats). Healthy fats are essential for our well-being. Good fats include monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, which come mainly from plants and fish. Examples include: Nuts Fish Olive oil...
“Young” Oils vs. “Old” Oils
Heart-Healthy Oils ("Young" Oils) - made from olives and rich in monounsaturated fatty acids Fish Oils Flax Oils Olive Oils Nut Oils Heart-Harmful Oils ("Old" Oils) - processed, commercial vegetable oils - AVOID! "Partially hydrogenated" Oils Corn oil Cottonseed oil...
How to keep your heart healthy
In honor of February being American Heart month, I wanted to share some important ways you can take care of your heart: Eat a right-fat diet. Eat more plants. Eat more potassium and less sodium. Graze (smaller meals more frequently). Move - "USE IT OR LOSE IT"...
Recipe for longevity
Quick Greens and Onions TOTAL COOK TIME: 15 MINUTES / MAKES 4 SERVINGS 1 sweet onion thinly sliced 1 to 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 3 pounds greens (spinach, Swiss chard, or beet greens) washed Salt and pepper (optional) In a large pan, sauté the onion...
More Potassium, Less Sodium
The standard American diet is too high in sodium and too low in potassium. A 2008 study from Harvard Medical School showed that people who ate twice as much potassium as sodium could cut their risk of cardiovascular disease by half! Our bodies only need about 500...
Top ten habits of a healthy lifestyle
Dr. Bill's top ten habits of a lean, healthy lifestyle: Grazing on nutritious food throughout the day. Starting the day with a brainy breakfast. (feed your brain) Making supermarket shopping a lesson in lean living. Doing 30 to 60 minutes of physical activity daily....
Chronic disease in adults
Did you know? A staggering 6 in 10 adults in the United States have 1 chronic disease, and every 4 in 10 adults have 2 or more chronic diseases. A recent study by the National Healthcareer Association revealed that only 6% of Americans include the essential behaviors...
Prevent vs. Fix
Self-care is key to living a long, healthy life. Instead of being okay with "fix it" mode, we need to focus on being in "prevent it" mode. 1) Eating real foods and 2) Movement are the two most important things you can do on a regular basis to prevent illnesses and...
Health benefits of Omega-3s
"Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food." -Hippocrates Fish high in Omega-3s acts like an all-purpose medicine, or polypill. Wild Alaskan salmon is the best source of Omega-3s, but if you do not like salmon there are other options such as tuna, Alaskan...