Every year, you find yourself saying that you want to do more things that make you happy. But, instead, you spend your days working, catering to the needs of others, running errands, paying bills, filing taxes and completing all of life’s endless obligations. There will always, always be tasks to finish. Putting them off for just a bit won’t hurt. They’ll still be there when you get back. Check out these simple ways to indulge yourself for free, or even cheap, and enjoy a little ‘you’ time more often. Movie Marathons or a Television Series Snuggling underneath a blanket with a bag of popcorn, a few chocolates and your cat or dog, turning on a movie and staying put for a few hours is one of life’s simple pleasures. Do your best to block off one Saturday afternoon a month to spend reconnecting with your favorite movies, watching new ones, or going through a television series on Netflix...
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Food Cures Book Review | Joy Bauer Inspires a New Years Resolution?
Food Cures: In her latest book, Today Show contributor Joy Bauer, R.D., explains how making the right diet choices can boost your mood, improve your memory, and even contribute to healthier skin, hair, and teeth not to mention dropping a few pounds! Ms. Bauer gives you her eating prescription in Food Cures, a book that follows her motto “life is hard . . . food should be easy.” Ms. Bauer has and continues to dedicate her life to helping improve the health of others. According to her website, “Her mission is to improve the health of our nation; she believes it’s never too late or too early to reap the benefits of healthy living.” Joy Bauer’s long list of profession affiliations makes her advice easily accessible and highly credible. These are just a few of Ms. Bauer’s affiliations: American Dietetic Association: Registered Dietitian New YorkStateCertified Dietitian–Nutritionist American Dietetic Association: Sports & Cardiovascular Nutritionist Group American Dietetic Association: Pediatric Practice...
Your Exercise Excuses Are Over!
There’s nothing quite like a good excuse. We start from the time we start pre-school by telling mom we’re too sick to go color and eat graham crackers. Then we get older and find excuses to cover our late homework. Then we get older and find excuses to skip class. Then work. Then working out. The funny thing is, excuses don’t fool anyone. They only come back to haunt us later and then, ultimately lead to more excuses down the road. If you’ve been thinking of working out, but keep making excuses, here’s a clear message: Stop. Whatever you’ve been continuously telling yourself to get out of working out is probably more work than the actual exercising itself. 1) “I am way too busy/tired/stressed!” Exercise is proven to reduce stress, increase energy, get your heart pumping and keep your brain functioning at optimum performance throughout the day. Even the distress you feel over not working out melts away once...
Women, Obesity, and Education
Interesting info on how weight and level of education have been proven to be related. What do women, obesity, and education have to do with each other? Quite a bit actually. Recently the CDC released statistics collected between 2005 and 2008 relating to obesity in theUnited States. According to the CDC survey, between 2007 and 2008, more than one-third of all American adults were obese. The data showed surprising statistics relating to women and obesity in relation to their level of education. Obesity means that a person’s body mass index (BMI) is 30 or greater. To calculate body mass you divide weight by height. People who are obese are at greater risk to have other health problems such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and cancer. Compared to the rest of the world, the U.S. is by far the most overweight nation. And contrary to popular belief, it isn’t the impoverished that have troubles with obesity, it is all those...
Massaging Gel Insoles Review | Are You Gellin?
Dr. Scholl’s is a trusted brand of which I have patronized over the years. The company has been in operation for nearly one hundred years. Their insoles and inserts are designed for specific foot situations such as work, sports, arch/heel support, and walking. Working as a server and restaurant manager years ago, I used Dr. Scholl’s inserts to support the ball and heel of my feet. They performed exceptionally, providing relief for my achy, overworked feet and legs. Given my personal experience, I was eager to review the new massaging gel insoles. Much to my dismay, the insoles I received were for men, size 8-13, designed to add support, absorb shock, and supply maximize comfort. The instructions direct the user to cut the insole to fit the shoes size. However, cutting to fit my shoe would have likely wasted at least one third of the sole. Hhhmmm Dr. Scholl’s Massaging Gel Soles Review I decided to pass the...
A Midlife Green Tea Binge
Summertime heat and cool beverages, have you tried iced green tea? For some it is the health benefits of green tea, for others it stirs memories of cold nights by the fireplace or perhaps its gallons of sun tea brewing on the back porch. Of all the teas available, it appears green tea is number one in growing popularity. Research around the globe continues to provide hard evidence supporting the health benefits long associated with drinking green tea. Studies such as Journal of the National Cancer Institute and Perdue University conclude green tea is helpful in health conditions or diseases such as cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, high cholesterol levels, cardiovascular disease, infection, impaired immune function, and dieting. Midlife Green Tea Binge The onset of this green tea diet phenomenon really sparked my interest. After all, reports claim the Chinese have known about the medicinal benefits of green tea since ancient times. Upon reading the research, and the hype, on...
Health, Education, Prevention – Community Care
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Walgreens for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Did you know Walgreens launched a national preventive wellness assistance program? From February 1st through January of next year for every purchases of a Walgreens Brand Health & Wellness product one penny will be donated, up to 3 million annually, to support the Walgreens Way to Well FundTM. In these tough economic times, companies like Walgreens are making a difference in the lives of people. The Walgreens Way to Well Fund™ will provide free preventive health tests and education along with other health and wellness services to local communities. Some of those services will include preventive health tests through the National Urban League Health & Wellness Tour with vouchers redeemable in select stores. Walgreens Brand Health & Wellness Products include everything from first aide supplies to digestive relief, pain medications, to vitamins and supplements and everything in between. Offering frequent...
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