In the past, I would purchase and read books on diet and exercise, hoping for motivation. But a part of me thought (magically) that reading the books was enough, that I didn’t really have to doanything to lose weight. I might be approaching this blog in the same way, that keeping a food and exercise [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Good Intentions
Posted in Diet, Exercise, Health on February 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
More Foods that Are Good for You
Posted in Diet, Exercise, Health, tagged food remedies, hot flashes on February 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From USA Weekend comes this list of “proven food remedies”:
Cranberry juice (for reducing urinary tract infections)
Oatmeal (for lowering high cholesterol and blood pressure)
Soybeans (for decreasing the frequency of hot flashes)
Legumes (for suppressing spikes in blood sugar)
Fish oil (for protecting brain cells)
I have tried a variety of alternative treatments for hot flashes, but it is difficult to judge their [...]
Get Your Vitamins and Minerals from Food
Posted in Diet, Exercise, Health, tagged AARP, superfoods on February 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In a previous lifetime, I got into an argument with a cow-orker who claimed that someday we would not need food, as all our nutritional needs could be provided by a handful of supplements. Besides the obvious (who would want to give up food?), I countered with the belief that we will never fully understand the [...]
Superbrain Yoga
Posted in Diet, Exercise, Health, tagged AARP, yoga on February 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The current issue of AARP magazine includes a short bit on Superbrain Yoga. I know nothing about Superbrain Yoga. The magazine includes an example that involves stimulating the acupressure points on the earlobes while doing deep squats. This is something I could do in the handicap stall at work. If I can remember to do [...]
Fairly Fit
Posted in Diet, Exercise, Health, tagged walking on February 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
An article in Saturday’s newspaper stated that being moderately fit can lower the risk of having a stroke. “Moderately fit” is defined as walking briskly half an hour a day. I am capable of briskly walking 30 minutes a day, so am I moderately fit or does one actually have to walk to be considered moderately [...]
Ouch
Posted in Diet, Exercise, tagged yoga on February 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This morning, while taking a bath, I “threw out” my back. I don’t really know what that phrase means, but I know what it means for me: pain. Pain that starts in my SI joint, radiates to both hips, and travels down my legs. So much for today’s yoga plans.
What I ate today (I assume [...]
Day Zero
Posted in Diet, Exercise, Health, tagged belly fat, medical news, Strokes on February 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AP) – Strokes have tripled in recent years among middle-aged women in the U.S., an alarming trend doctors attribute to the obesity epidemic.
Nearly 2 percent of women ages 35 to 54 reported suffering a stroke in the most recent federal health survey, from 1999 to 2004. Only about half a percent did [...]
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