The world is finally beginning to understand that our bodies have been evolved to stand and walk and not to sit. Our earliest ancestors walked frequently on the ground and climbed trees and this allowed them to easily adapt to changing habitats and environments.
Unfortunately, the modern world has made sitting more comfortable and tempting. Studies show that most people, on average, sit for about 7.7 hours each day – that’s almost the amount of time an adult spends sleeping! There are some people who may even sit up to 15 hours a day.
Martha Grogan, Cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic, states that a sedentary lifestyle can increase one’s risk of heart disease. In fact, she mentions that the risk of heart disease for people who spend most hours of their day sitting is just as high as smoking. However, the negative effects of a sedentary lifestyle don’t end here.
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Tea is the Key!
Tea is an amazing beverage that keeps you warm in winters and cools you down in hot summers. But did you know that many types of tea also have great health benefits? Herbal teas are caffeine-free and laden with infection-fighting characteristics, because of which they play an important role in curing nausea, colds, indigestion, combating the first signs of infection, sleep disorders, and many other therapeutic virtues. The range of herbal teas is vast, as are the benefits of each one. Let’s have a broader look at different types of teas that can help improve your health and quench your thirst at the same time.
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“SMART” nutrients you need to stay sharp!
As we get older, it certainly can seem like we get more forgetful. There is nothing more important than keeping the brain and mind sharp- who wants to have a terrible memory, afterall?
If keeping your mind sharp is important, than making sure that you consume enough essential fats and phospholipids in the diet is essential. That is because these brain nutrients keep the size of your brain cells large enough to keep your memory strong.
Essential Omega-3 Fats
Having an optimal intake of essential fats, especially omega-3 fats, is crucial for maintaining good brain development. This is because our brain is 60% fat by weight and DHA from omega-3 fats can be up to 20% of all fat in our brain. These fats form part of the structure of the brain cell membranes, and have been shown to improve intelligence, reduce aggression, and enhance mood when ingested in sufficient quantity. If you have deficiencies then it can impair your overall cognitive function.
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Lifestyle & Dietary Changes for a Healthy Skin
They say that your skin is an external reflection of what is going on inside your body, and in honesty, this is not too far from the truth.
If having a clear complexion without blemishes and maintaining a youthful appearance is important to you, then it is essential that you eat foods which contain the important skin nutrients and avoid certain detrimental lifestyle habits.
1. Get the right nutrients
Some of the most important nutrients for good skin include vitamin A, essential fats, and zinc. High vitamin A foods include sweet potatoes, carrots, dark leafy greens, winter squashes, lettuce, dried apricots, cantaloupe, bell peppers, fish, liver, and tropical fruits, so be sure to get plenty of these foods into your diet.
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Why Running is Good for Weight Loss?
Running is a great way to lose weight and in particular body fat. Running as an activity falls under the category of aerobic exercise as it:
A. Increases the heart rate!
B. Increase the rate of breathing and thus the amount of oxygen transported to the muscles!
The importance of these two factors is that they enable the body to begin to use body fat as the primary energy source instead of glycogen. In the beginning of your run, stored carbohydrates in the muscle are the energy source. This lasts for about 30 minutes until the amount of glycogen is reduced by 30%
While you can’t measure the reduction by yourself, it occurs when your heart rate –
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