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Simple Strategies to Improve Brain Health

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It’s no surprise that what you do and how you live affects your overall health, and that includes your brain health.

How you respond to stress, the quality of your sleep, the amount of exercise you get, what you eat and drink, and how often you socialize… all of it affects your general health and the health of your brain!

So, doesn’t it make sense to focus on these areas of your life? When you do, not only do you help your brain, but you’ll also improve your overall health.

So here are simple strategies to boost the wellness of your brain. They might even help you achieve optimal brain health, well into old age.

Effects of Exercise on Brain Health

Perhaps there is nothing more important than getting your body moving. Think about it; exercise gets the blood flowing!

When you exercise on a regular basis, you may drop your risk of developing Alzheimer’s. Exercise improves both your memory and blood flow, and it causes chemical changes in the brain that boost thinking and affect mood. [Read more…] about Simple Strategies to Improve Brain Health

The Many Benefits Of Removing Sugar From Your Diet

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Every day, there are new guidelines about what you should and should not eat! Unfortunately, often you’re presented with contradictory information and advise.

Just think back a few years ago.

Back then, the debate was about how much fat should be in our diet. At first, we were told to eat as little fat as possible; low fat was the thing.

But now, we’re told we need some fat in our diet. The message is that fat in the diet is not always bad, depending on what type of fat it is.

We’ve also heard about the damaging effect of consuming too much salt, and we were told to cut back on how much of it we eat. However, the recommendations concerning salt haven’t changed over the years.

Next, we were told to cut back on sugar. Research has shown that there is a link between sugar and obesity, type-2 diabetes and a whole wealth of other health problems.

Just last year the general advice was to drop sugar from your diet altogether. Of course, that’s tough to do, particularly if you have a “sweet tooth.’  [Read more…] about The Many Benefits Of Removing Sugar From Your Diet

The Truth About Heart Disease In Women

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Many believe that it is men that are primarily at risk of heart disease, but they are sadly mistaken.

According to the CDC – Women and Heart Disease Fact Sheet, heart disease is also the #1 cause of death in women. In fact, since 1984, more women than men have died each year from heart disease.

Heart Disease Facts For Women

The biggest killer of women all over the world is cardiovascular disease, which includes heart disease and stroke. The two diseases are responsible for killing 8.6 million women each year, which amounts to 1/3 of all deaths worldwide. [Read more…] about The Truth About Heart Disease In Women

How To Cook and Eat Healthy

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It’s been estimated that 75% of healthcare spending in the US goes toward treating preventable chronic illness. Most of those chronic illnesses are related to what and how we eat.

Countless lives could be saved and people could be spared the agony of painful illness and treatments.

As a nation we could save billions of dollars in healthcare spending. This money could go towards research, feeding the hungry, or treating illness beyond our control.

Every day, 3 times a day, you have the opportunity to dramatically improve your health!
You can improve your health by carefully choosing what you eat and how you eat it; because the way you cook your food affects your health.

So if you’re trying to improve your health, one of the first things to look at is how you cook your food. Do you fry most of your food or do you mostly grill, broil or bake? [Read more…] about How To Cook and Eat Healthy

Should You Worry About Herbs And Medications Interacting?

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A good number of people (particularly seniors) take multiple medications that have the potential to negatively interact. When you add herbs to the mix, the chances of some type of interaction may increase significantly.

And today, herbal remedies are not just for health food stores anymore. Herbals have gone main stream, and as sales continue to rise, so do concerns about their interactions with prescription and more traditional over-the-counter drugs.

Does that mean you should stop taking medication, supplements or forget about herbs?

No, absolutely not! But you do want to be aware of possible interactions and exercise caution. [Read more…] about Should You Worry About Herbs And Medications Interacting?

What’s A Simple Exercise For Flabby Arms?

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As we women age we get presented with all sorts of “opportunities” … almost daily.

  • opportunities to change our diet, so we’ll lose a few pounds, nourish our aging brain and stay healthier
  • opportunities to tweak our exercise routine because it will help us lose a few pounds, stay healthier and look better
  • opportunities to try creams and lotions to make our skin feel and look better
  • and of course, opportunities to use surgical procedures to help us look and feel younger

Like I said, no shortage of opportunities.Plenty of things to do and try as we get older.

But do we really need all that help, just because we’re getting older?

After all, getting older and aging IS a natural process everyone will be going through at some point.

Well, I guess the answer to that question depends on your point of view and really is a personal matter.

For some women, getting older, grayer and a bit rounder, is not a big deal. They’re ready and prepared for it and certainly don’t lose much sleep over it.

For other women, the exact some events seem to trigger “states of crisis”. They obsess over getting gray, having more wrinkles and accumulating even more fat in certain areas of their body.

And that’s OK. After all, we’re all different and with our own opinions and preferences.

What doesn’t bother you might just really get under my skin and what gets to my best friend might just roll right off me.

But regardless how you feel about this “aging thing”, you may be bothered by some of our seemingly shared trouble spots. These are areas of the body many of us have struggled with and continue to struggle with.

Can you guess what I’m talking at? [Read more…] about What’s A Simple Exercise For Flabby Arms?