Three Goals Of This Site For Healthy Living

• to encourage and help everyone to be physically active. We will bring
  awareness and understanding about the benefits of physical activity
  and show you how you can get more physical activity during your day
• to try to influence my readers about the necessity of incorporating physical activity into their life
• to bring to your attention ways and means to incorporate a healthy life style into your life.

When I see a fat guy holding an energy drink, I get sick to my stomach. I really can’t be too harsh because that used to be me. I was that fat guy. I know huge multimillion dollar marketing and advertising budgets go to extremes to convince us that we will see increased performance and sharper concentration benefits and not to mention the “coolness” factor, but seriously, how gullible are we really?

Source:Fat Guy and His Energy Drink

Many people opt to change their diets at some time during their lives, maybe to improve health, lose weight or cure illnesses. But how are we supposed to cope with new dietary changes? Here we look at the effects of changing the diet and ways to cope with it Coping With Dietary Changes

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This is very interesting!

Going Bananas

A professor at CCNY for a physiological psych class told his class about bananas.  He said the expression “going bananas” is from the effects of bananas on the brain.  Read on:

Never, put your banana in the refrigerator!!!

After reading this, you’ll never look at a banana in the same way again..

Bananas contain three natural sugars – sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy.

Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world’s leading athletes.

But energy isn’t the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet..
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While my title is a play on the first few words of an old Tony Orlando song, Candida is no laughing matter. Ask anyone who has experienced it. Candida albicans is a common, fungal form of yeast that lives in a moist, warm environment. It’s believed that Candida is present in at least 90% of people. It grows most commonly on the mucus membranes of the gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts in our bodies. However, it can grow almost anywhere in your body and cause problems.

Source:Oh, My! Candida!

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Tip for the day: “How To Dramatically Improve Your Health And Boost Your Energy With The Authentic Tai Chi Exercise“

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Honey is a most valuable food, but the benefits of honey don’t just stop at satisfying the palate. Honey also offers incredible antiseptic, antioxidant and cleansing properties for our body and health.

Source:The Buzz About Honey

Nowadays microwave ovens are used by almost everybody almost every day. Microwaves are very bad for our food and health and should never be used, however quick and easy they appear. There are many reasons why a microwave oven should never be used, we are going to have a quick look at just a few of the main ones.

Source:Should You Really Be Using Your Microwave?

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As recently as October 2004, the Surgeon General for the US, Richard H. Carmona MD., issued an alarming report on American Bone Health. He warned that by 2020, one in two Americans over the age of 50 will be at risk from fractures because of weak bones.

Source:Are Metabolic Acids Causing Your Bones to Be Weak?

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