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Buying and Cooking Fresh, Healthy Meals
Components of a Healthy Meal:A healthy meal includes all of the food groups. Protein, fruits or veggies, healthy starch, dairy (may be optional). When planning your next meal, start with a basic menu of 3-4 items (only 1 of which is a starch). Healthy Meal #1: Chicken, rice, and green beans.At the grocery store, select …
Willpower, Exercise Priority and Why Dieting Does Not Work
Willpower When you are trying to lose weight, it will be impossible unless you learn to demonstrate willpower in regards to food. You can make it easier on yourself by not having your favorite snack foods in the house, but at some point the food will stand before you, and you will have a choice. …
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Rotator Cuff Tear: Can It Be Prevented?
The rotator cuff includes the tendons of four muscles which start at the shoulder blade and attach to the upper arm, by the shoulder. These muscles do the rotation of the shoulder and stabilize the shoulder joint. How do you get a rotator cuff tear?It can come from a traumatic injury or can be progressive …
The Best Way To Treat Low Back Pain
The answer is prophylaxis (prevention)! What other things are best treated with prophylaxis? Cold, flu, heart attack, diabetes type 2, blood clot, stroke, HIV, lung cancer, etc. Prevention is the easiest and best way to approach low back pain, so whether you have pain or not, this applies to you! What factors put you at …
Exercise Ball Chairs: Yay Or Nay?
I do recommend using an exercise ball chair if you have a desk job. It forces you to think about and practice improved posture. It also can help to strengthen your core (abdominals and back) muscles. Exercise balls are beneficial for improving core stability and strength. They can be used for a variety of exercises …
Getting Out Of Your Workout Rut
Whenever you exercise, do you always do the same thing(s)? Treadmill, Zumba, Free weights? Whatever your typical workout routine, it is important to find ways to spice up your exercise so as to really challenge your body and get the most benefit. Here are some easy things you can add or modify. 1. INTERVALS. Instead …
Should I Bend Forward To Touch My Toes?
Bending forward (flexing the spine) to touch your toes is NOT a good stretch. Yes, it stretches the back muscles, but it puts your spine in a compromising position, which carries high risk for low back injury. This is especially true if you are standing and bend forward or picking up an object in a …
Staying Motivated With A Healthy Lifestyle Change
If you have ever begun to eat healthier, lose weight, start to exercise or stop smoking, you have likely found that it is easy to stay motivated at first but it gets progressively harder to stay on track. And if you do not know how to stick to your new lifestyle change, you will fall …
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Practical Tips To Avoid Overeating
1. Try to avoid eating by yourself. Most of us do not binge in front of other people in fear of embarrassment. 2. Chew sugar-free gum. It keeps your mouth occupied without inhaling calories. 3. Keep yourself busy, and spend less time watching TV. When was the last time you watched TV without munching? 4. …
Pain Talks 