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| During the summer, my gorgeous "15 years younger" Brazilian friend brought me out to the beach (we live in Santa Monica, CA) and she proceeded to torture me by insisting that I walk a mile and half through the soft sand. Mind you, I have a great diet but I HATE to exercise! And you can just imagine how unhappy my 56 year old body was when I discovered how difficult it is to walk all that way. I felt like I was in quick sand! And to tell you the truth, if I had been out there by myself, I would have walked from one Lifeguard station to the next and then I would have said, "Forget this”!Read More |
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| One month after the New Year finds many of us falling short with our New Year’s resolution to lose those extra holiday pounds. We all have the best intentions and then we find ourselves reaching for that extra helping of food. We overeat, we sneak treats when we can and then we hate ourselves when we get on that scale at the end of the week. Is it just lack discipline or is there something more to consider?
When we are desperate to lose weight, it is easy to fall into habits that make our situation more challenging. Here is a list of "DON'TS" that you want to avoid.
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| Today, I was talking to a middle-aged friend of mine who just had a mild heart attack. She was very lucky, because as she was having the heart attack in her doctor's office, the ER was less than 5 minutes away. After an angioplasty and a few days in the hospital, she was released with prescription meds and an edict from her doctor saying that she MUST lose 50 pounds. Needless to say, easier said than done!
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| Chocolate lovers, take heart! How blissful to know that chocolate...one of my favorite foods on the planet, actually promotes health and wellbeing. So we can eat chocolate every day if we like....BUT...it does matter what kind of chocolate you are eating!
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| In recent times, a myriad of holistic health professionals are expounding about the health benefits of fresh vegetable juices. Dr. Norman Walker, in his book, "Fresh Vegetable and Fruit Juices wrote, "....The results obtained in helping the body from nearly every disturbance or ailment, have been almost phenomenal the World over, particularly in the area of Juice Therapy. Today, any person not familiar with the nutritional and recuperative value of fresh vegetable and fruit juices are woefully uninformed". And this information was first published in 1936!
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| As parents, we always try to protect our children from toxic chemicals like pesticides, paint and paint thinner and other solvents, gasoline, cigarette smoke and the like.
But who knew that the pacifiers, plastic teething rings and soft plastic toys that our kids play with may contains toxic chemicals known as "phthalates". In fact, many researchers today feel that phthalates may be partially responsible for a variety of serious childhood illnesses.
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| I am 56 years old and I have never had a mammogram. And believe you me, this has caused quite a stir amongst my more traditionally minded girlfriends. In fact, just the other day, I was berated by my female companions for being blatantly irresponsible about my health. Mind you, I am the one eating the sprouts and detoxifying my body regularly while they dish out another scoop of ice cream. But the conversation was unnerving and I decide to do some further research about the dangers of mammograms. I wanted to make sure that my instincts were valid.Read More |
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| Thanksgiving is a time when we give thanks for our family, friends, our health and all other blessings. It is synonymous with warm family gatherings; a time when we all have a chance to sit down at a bountiful table filled with food that was never meant to be digested at the same time. In fact, the Thanksgiving feast may be one of the worst digestive nightmares of the year. How many times have you stuffed yourself way beyond the bursting point...only to regret it 10 minutes after your plate is empty? Read More
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| How to Host a Cooked and Raw Vegan Thanksgiving.
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| In America today, refined SUGAR is synonymous with fun and comfort. We eat candy and drink sugary sodas at the movies, eat our children's left-over Halloween candy and grab a handful of mints as we leave a restaurant and define holiday celebrates by the amount of pie and candy that we consumed.. We eat refined sugar when we are sad or lonely and to celebrate our victories. We can't live without Girl Scout cookies (that is simply un-American!), smores around the campfire, and frozen candy bars on a hot summer day...the list goes on and on.
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| "Scary Ingredients" In Your Cold And Flu Medicines: Part 1 Read More
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| Who doesn't want a quick fix when it comes to dieting? Forty-five million Americans try out a variety of diets each year. But what exactly could that quick fix be doing to your body? From pills to shakes to the low-carb craze, Dr. Timothy Brantley author of The Cure: Heal Your Body, Save Your Life, reveals the risks and pitfalls of three popular fad diets.
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| Is there a connection between specific food cravings and a deficiency in your body? Dr. Timothy Brantley demystifies food cravings by explaning what your body is really saying it needs and tells you how to give into them -- without giving into unhealthy habits.
Chocolate
You're overwhelmed by the sudden urge for chocolate in any form! You've raided the pantry to no avail so you get in the car and drive to the nearest gas station just for a candy bar.
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| Dr. Brantley suggests these "food fixes" to help you feel better about falling off the food wagon.
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| Do you try endless face creams, hair products, and concealer to achieve healthy skin and hair? Turns out, it's not only what you put outside of your body that can make a difference. Dr. Timothy Brantley, author of The Cure: Heal Your Body, Save Your Life, says that "feeding the body feeds the skin," and he's sharing his picks for foods that will help keep you looking young and feeling fabulous. Age Defying - 1
Fighting Wrinkles
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