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At least exercise only takes up part of your day. Your fitness...

Tue, 08 May 2012 09:53:37 -0400

At least exercise only takes up part of your day. Your fitness level will be affecting you all day, every day, for the rest of your life.

"“Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do. The less effort,..."

Mon, 07 May 2012 09:02:21 -0400

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“Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.

The less effort, the faster and more powerful you will be.

Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.”

-Bruce Lee

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"Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.” -Theodore Roosevelt"

Sun, 06 May 2012 15:03:33 -0400

““Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.”
-Theodore Roosevelt”

Frozen bananas with peanut butter on them. An excellently...

Sun, 06 May 2012 08:05:52 -0400

Frozen bananas with peanut butter on them. An excellently healthy cool treat for the summer. Plenty of potassium, protein, and other nutrients. Wanna make it even healthier? The less ripe your bananas are, the more resistance starch they have, which actually causes your body to feel fuller longer and reduces hunger and cravings.

Eat up!

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Sat, 05 May 2012 16:30:05 -0400

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Sat, 05 May 2012 16:26:15 -0400

Here are some tips for keeping your skin healthy when in the sun...

Sat, 05 May 2012 16:25:31 -0400

Here are some tips for keeping your skin healthy when in the sun this summer!

The main difference between sunscreen and sunblock is that sunscreen chemically absorbs UV rays, while sunblock deflects UV rays.

Broad-spectrum is a phrase that suggests the product can protect from both UVA and UVB rays.

SPF (Sun Protection Factor) is an abbreviation that explains how long you can stay in the sun without burning.

A higher SPF does not indicate a stronger sunblock! If it takes 20 minutes for your unprotected skin to start turning red, using an SPF 15 sunscreen theoretically prevents reddening 15 times longer — about five hours.The problem with how we perceive SPF is that no sunscreen, regardless of its SPF, should be expected to stay effective longer than two hours without reapplication.

Whether you’re using sunblock or sunscreen, you must reapply it every two hours, and you must apply it liberally. For a day at the beach, when you’re wearing a bathing suit, most adults should use one ounce (about one shotglass-full) to cover exposed skin. Remember, skin doesn’t necessarily turn red when there is UVA damage, and that’s why directions state to reapply frequently.

P.S. It doesnt matter what shade skin you have, sun block or sunscreen is highly needed to protect the skin from dark spots and sunburns, and ultimately skin cancer.

"A coach can only inspire their athletes, motivation comes from within. -Unknown"

Sat, 05 May 2012 14:02:03 -0400

“A coach can only inspire their athletes, motivation comes from within.
-Unknown”

Supplements, Safety, and Poison Information

Sat, 05 May 2012 09:57:16 -0400

Each year the U.S. National Poison Data System keeps records of all the injuries and fatalities that result from consumer products and foods. They do this so that they can recall or ban dangerous products and substances, as well as creating consumer reports to help people make safe decisions and keep an eye on potentially harmful products.

The NPDS has reports available to the public for free here.

In the year of 2010, not one single person died as a result of supplements they were taking. This is big news, considering people routinely die due to eating contaminated foods, and it wasn’t too long ago that a case came into the public scope about a girl who ended up brain damaged as a result of eating contaminated chicken.

Even when you take into account that the supplements themselves are safe, it is all too common for someone with a little more ego than common sense to disregard the dosing instructions and refuse to follow proper use guidelines. With plenty of people daily mixing supplements with pharmaceuticals and “boosting” their dosage, it says a lot about supplements that they aren’t causing any notable amount of harm.

It is long past time that we hold the rest of the corporations to the same high standard as vitamin manufacturers and demand safer products!

"Our most basic instinct is not for survival but for family. Most of us would give our own life for..."

Fri, 04 May 2012 18:04:05 -0400

“Our most basic instinct is not for survival but for family. Most of us would give our own life for the survival of a family member, yet we lead our daily life too often as if we take our family for granted.
-Paul Pearshall”

Computer Use for Better Memory?

Fri, 04 May 2012 10:54:52 -0400

It has long been debated whether using computers puts people at a disadvantage mentally. Some people oppose them on the basis that they “limit our minds” by “decreasing our need, and thus ability, to think for ourselves”.

Current research suggests not only that this isn’t the case, but that using computers may be beneficial.

The Mayo Clinic published a study in May 2012 that supports computer usage on the basis that both using a computer and engaging in moderate exercise contributes to having better memory than individuals who do only one or the other.

Nearly one thousand people took part in the survey, all of them between the ages of 70 and 93.

Studies of older individuals have been partially motivated by the fact that baby boomers are now aging and some fear there will be a noticeable increase in cases of dementia, but this study hints that some of us may already be protecting ourselves in what ways we can.

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Fri, 04 May 2012 07:54:49 -0400

tacolovessharks: Always had this hatred towards cigarettes, not...

Thu, 03 May 2012 15:54:00 -0400

tacolovessharks:

Always had this hatred towards cigarettes, not the consumer of the product. Just knowing that it takes the lives of many loved ones all around the world makes me angry. I’m about to be 19, and not once have I taken a puff of this. Every time I walk by someone smoking I do my best not to breathe. This goes for any type of smoke. I want to live healthy, I want to be able to live to see my grandchildren, I choose to never participate in smoking.

"The family. We were a strange little band of characters trudging through life sharing diseases and..."

Thu, 03 May 2012 15:08:08 -0400

“The family. We were a strange little band of characters trudging through life sharing diseases and toothpaste, coveting one another’s desserts, hiding shampoo, borrowing money, locking each other out of our rooms, inflicting pain and kissing to heal it in the same instant, loving, laughing, defending, and trying to figure out the common thread that bound us all together.
-Erma Bombeck”

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Thu, 03 May 2012 15:06:06 -0400

Fighting Chronic Pain

Thu, 03 May 2012 14:39:18 -0400

It seems that more people than ever are suffering from chronic pain. Not just those of us who have had an injury or accident such as a fall, car crash, or other unfortunate disaster. Many people currently suffer from pain which has no clear and direct cause, such as headaches and back or neck pain.

Chronic pain is defined as pain which lasts beyond the usual expected time of discomfort. It is not uncommon for someone to have a headache for a day or two or perhaps a sore joint, but when that extends for six months or longer, doctors would consider it to be chronic.

Typically, chronic pains would be treated through physical therapy if there were some event which is clearly to blame, or if the sufferer just happens to be staying at some medical facility, but more typically they would just be given pain killers.

There is a time and place for pain management medicine, but it is best to avoid using drugs whenever possible, especially when treating a long term condition.

Oftentimes, people’s bodies adapt to the medicine and it stops working. They need to try more and more pills or different varieties. For many, the side effects become so overwhelming that they feel helpless to pull themselves out of a terrible situation, but there is hope.

Many individuals have had success treating chronic pain with a healthy diet, exercise, keeping themselves hydrated and getting enough sleep. When you’re not well-rested, your body isn’t healing itself. You’re not repairing all of the little stresses and damages done to your body throughout the day and that can have a compounding effect.

The same goes for not being well-hydrated. The body needs water to perform even the most basic of functions and your cells need water in order for them to remain healthy. If you’re not taking good care of yourself, you aren’t going to feel good- it may take months or even years for you to notice that something is wrong, but your body will make sure you feel it.

If you want your body running smoothly it is going to need the same basic care that anything else would. After all, you wouldn’t run your car every day for many many hours, keep going well past the time it needs an oil change, and use motor oil with grease or slime in it. Your body needs even more care. It is going to be there with you every day of your life, and treating it well will help it stay in top condition.

Remember, pain is a sign that something is wrong. You can’t just cover it up and expect it to go away. You need to heal your body from the inside out. Follow your doctor’s advice and keep yourself in good condition!

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Sun, 29 Apr 2012 16:05:35 -0400

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Sun, 29 Apr 2012 08:02:56 -0400

Making A Budget That Works

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:05:46 -0400

Making A Budget That Works:

thesmartestway:There is no way to avoid the B-Word. We believe that you must have it if you want to hang onto your money. Sam is a successful businessperson who has owned his own businesses for the past 50 years. He could not have done it without the B-Word.

The B-Word is a budget. People are…

"Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it..."

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:31:09 -0400

“Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.
Ralph Waldo Emerson”