How to Use Diet and Exercise to Naturally Treat Your Depression
Let’s face it. Depression is daunting, but so are some of its treatments. SSRIs, MAOIs, TCAs, SNRIs, nerve or magnetic stimulation, seizure therapy, and even neurosurgery are available to battle depression. For the most part, drugs and intensive medical therapies are only necessary for severe or persistent cases of depression that cannot be resolved in talk therapy or by means of other alternate therapies. If you have recently been diagnosed with depression, if you suffer from a mild form of depression, or if you would like to consider reducing your dependency on depression medications, talk to your doctor or therapist about natural, alternative treatments for depression. Read the Rest of This Article »
Setting Your Mind for a Winter Weight Loss
Every single year most people get stuck in the same cycle regarding fitness. As the days grow shorter and colder we exercise less. When you add in holiday laziness and indulgence, along with an over abundance of delicious food, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out why so many of us start adding extra pounds. So should you wait until spring to start losing weight or just look for ways to not add it during the winter?
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How To Make Exercise a Great Part of Your Life
Are you exercising enough?
For most people, the answer to that question is “no” – especially at this time of year, during the holidays. Exercise might not feel like your top priority right now. But keeping active is crucial for good physical and mental health.
Even if you don’t need to lose weight, exercise is important. It will give you a greater sense of vitality: you’ll feel better in your body. You’ll see this in physical effects like greater flexibility, and mental ones like greater wellbeing. There is even evidence to suggest that depression is reduced dramatically by exercise.
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Do Not Deprive Yourself: How to Eat Healthy For Life
Diets do not work. Period.
They often eliminate whole food groups (which is unhealthy and dangerous) or they eliminate your favorite foods (which makes them hard to stick to!)
You can’t live on a restrictive diet for the rest of your life. You need to create a diet that’s going to fit your lifestyle, not force yourself to adopt a whole new lifestyle for your diet. Read the Rest of This Article »
4 Steps To Sticking To Your Workout Plan
Why is it so difficult to lose weight when you have tried everything to make it happen? Because like any habit, you slip back into familiar territory without realizing it or worse, you choose not to take responsibility for your decadent slips.
Now is the time for a wake-up call to get back on diet track. For some persons all it takes is a weight scale to see those extra pounds and that is enough to take a serious second look at their diet plan. For others it might be that photo, taken at last week’s birthday bash that finally gets them over the edge to a new diet challenge.
Sticking to a diet plan requires a mind and body connection that motivates you to stay on track even when you don’t feel like it. Self-monologue–stating positive self-affirmations is one way of telling yourself throughout the day how much portions to serve, how often to eat, and when to exercise–to keep your diet in check. Try these 4 simple steps to move you closer to your goal: Read the Rest of This Article »
How to Take Charge of Your Unhealthy Eating Habits
Do you struggle to eat healthy?
If you’re like most people, you probably give in to the temptation of ice cream, chips, cookies and fast food more often than you’d like.
After you give in to those temptations, you feel guilty. So you eat healthy for a few days—maybe a week, even. Then your self-control lets you down again and you finish a whole pint of Ben & Jerry’s in one sitting.
The cycle repeats itself. I’m guessing that you can relate at least partially to this?
For me, my weakness is dessert. I could eat dessert at every meal, every day. Chocolates, cakes, puddings, brownies—you name the dessert and I’ll eat it.
I’ve since won my epic battle with desserts, so I’d like to share with you what I’ve learned. Read the Rest of This Article »
Mediterranean Diet for the Brain
In ancient Greece they used to say ‘’ Νους υγιής εν σώματι υγιεί’’ while in Rome they used to say ‘’ mens sana in corpore sano’’ both meaning ‘’a healthy mind in a healthy body’’. This was their way of living and we all know that diet means a way of living. These and other nations in the Mediterranean region believed deeply in the motto above and at the same time followed the Mediterranean diet as their way of living.
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How Healthy Are You? My Vegan Diet Personal Redemption
Recently I wrote about how you can start closing the gap between the life you are living and your best life . . . but I received some reader complaints. Desire to live their Miracle Question life? Check. Ideas and solutions to start closing the gap? Check. Energy to get their plan (and butt) into action? Not so much. And this is a valuable lesson. Inspiration and desire are only part of what is needed to close the gap, which is why desire + diet is the formula for success. Without physical and mental energy, it’s impossible to put the plan into action. This is why feeling good, having energy, and being healthy are so critical to living your best life. Read the Rest of This Article »
Diet Myths And Facts – The Truth Behind Common Misunderstandings!
There are many myths and misunderstandings attached to healthy diet and weight loss. Let us discuss them here in some details:
Eggs raise cholesterol levels:
As we all know, high cholesterol levels are associated with cardiovascular disease. Eggs and especially the yolk are high in cholesterol. This has led to the conclusion that eggs can be detrimental to heart’s health. This, however, is actually a myth. Most of the cholesterol is produced by the liver and we get only 25% from food. What is more, saturated fat consumption affects cholesterol levels much more than dietary cholesterol, especially the “bad” LDL-cholesterol. Eggs are not high in saturated fat and thus they may be part of a healthy diet, without raising cardiovascular risk. Read the Rest of This Article »
6 Foods To Help Improve Your Brain Memory Power
You’ve probably heard that certain foods can help your memory improve, and will allow you to think with better clarity.
“But what foods are actually considered brain foods?” you may ask.
Believe it or not, there are a copious amount of foods that protect your brain, improving how good it’ll work, and can even generate new brain cells.
Yes, you read it right… new brain cells! You can still generate new brain cells–even when you’re an adult. A common myth recently espoused that brain cells quit occurring once you’ve reached adulthood, but reputable and prolific new research has debunked this myth. Regardless of how old you are, you can make new brain cells.
Keep in mind that all cells need nutrients to continue their growth. This means your brain needs foods that will give it the building blocks it needs to work right. When you have more neurons and connections within your brain, it means you have a stronger memory and your mind can work better.
Keep your life’s memories alive longer, and sharper than ever, with these six foods that will help keep your brain whole and healthy:
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