Feng Shui and Food

Feng Shui and FoodChi or "energy" - the basic premise of Feng Shui must be free-flowing in order to be in balance. All things in the Universe have two opposite yet complementary energies known as Yin and Yang.You can enhance the energy in the kitchen with colors, materials and shapes, as well as good lighting and ventilation. When everything is in balance, meals will taste better, are easier todigest, and are healthier. This vital balance of energy, applies to everything in your environment, including the food with which you nourish your body.Each...

June is National Headache Month; Headache Triggering Foods

June is National Headache Month; Headache Triggering FoodsJune is National Headache Month, specific foods and dietary habits such as fasting, skipping meals or dehydration can trigger headaches in certain people. Some of the most common foods, beverages and additives associated with headaches include:1. Aged Cheese - Cheeses may be a trigger in a some patient's with migraines. For people who take monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) medications, avoidance of all foods containing tyramine —including aged cheeses, red wine, alcoholic beverages and...

Medicinal Uses for Herbal Teas

Medicinal Uses for Herbal TeasHerbs have been used for centuries to treat a variety of medical illnesses. Many of the uses have come from folklore or cultural traditions. Scientific evaluation of herbals has only recently begun, here we will review 10 common herbal tea preparations and their effectiveness to treat certain ailments.Tea Preparation Teas can be prepared from either fresh or dried herbs. Bulk dried herbs or dried whole tea leaves can be found at specialty tea stores or through online distributors. Whole leaves are pure herb and are...

The Skinny on Fat

The Skinny on FatCutting back on fat? Getting enough fat? How do you find a happy balance? Fat is an important part of a healthful eating plan. It provides energy, fat-soluble vitamins, essentialfatty acids and it makes food taste good. The tricky part is the fine line between enough and toomuch.It is also important to choose the more healthful--unsaturated...

Food and Stress

Food and StressFoods That Trigger The Stress Response:1. Refined Sugar2. Salt3. Caffeine4. Chemical Additives5. Processed FlourNot only do processed foods and junk foods contain empty calories, they also contain substances that excite the nervous system to release an adrenaline-like substance.Needless to say, if you are already stressed, eating these foods are like throwing gasoline on the fire!1. Processed sugar and processed flour have this effect.2. Caffeine-Of course the big substance that tips the scale, is a substance found in caffeine that...

Nature's Own Aphrodisiacal Gifts of Love

Nature's Own Aphrodisiacal Gifts of LoveIn ancient times, aphrodisiacs were used as medicinal remedies, to increase fertility and to enhance male potency. Most of these "love potions" originate in myth and folklore; however some current scientific research actually supports their use.Asparagus, instantly recognized by it's suggestive shape, has frequently been thought of as a natural aphrodisiac.Asparagus, also happens to be high in vitamin E, which is one of the key sexual hormonal stimulants.Once again, the banana's powerfully erotic shape, is...

7 Eating Tips to Promote a Stress-Free, Healthy Immune System

7 Eating Tips to Promote a Stress-Free, Healthy Immune SystemTip # 1:Color Your Plate Like A Box of Crayolas:The substance that gives foods (fruits and vegetables) their color are called phytochemicals. Many consider these phytonutrients (e.g., bio-flavinoids) essential in helping to fight cancer.Tip # 2:AntioxidantsMost phytochemicals are known to...

Nutritious Notes

Nutritious NotesMarch is National Nutrition Month. Eating well can help reduce the risk of chronic diseases like cancer, diabetes, obesity, and hypertension. Eating well means eating a variety of healthy foods in the right amounts so your body gets the nutrients needed to maintain good health and work properly.What exactly are the nutrients that come from food? Different foods provide different kinds of nutrients: -- Proteins (lean meats, eggs, beans, nuts) help build muscle and a strong immune system.-- Carbohydrates (starches, sugar and whole...

Diet Fitness And Weight Loss

Fitness And Weight LossIf you need to lose weight, you need to minimize the amount of calories that you are taking in by monitoring how many you are consuming.The average person should consume about 1800 to 2000 calories per day. If you are dieting and need to lose weight, you need to reduce this amount to at 1500 to 1600 calories per day. Go with...

Where To Find Free Exercises To Flatten Stomach

Where To Find Free Exercises To Flatten StomachThey are everywhere; magazines where on the front cover have beautiful models showing off their flat stomach and a caption that may say something similar to "Want flat abs, we'll show you how!" These magazine articles are great for some people who want to spend the money to buy the magazine in order to find out how to flatten their stomach.Then there are endless websites that if you sign up and pay the fee, you will be given exercise routines meant to flatten you stomach. Again, this may be a good...

Exercise Is Good For The Young

Exercise Is Good For The Young Individuals under 20 are naturally more flexible, have higher metabolic rates and more energy than those older. But they, too, need to exercise (in appropriate ways) to avoid injury and build strength and endurance, avoid obesity and stay fit.Particularly today, when there are so many electronic alternatives, young people may exercise less than they should. It's during the formative years that individuals lay the groundwork for what later become healthy or poor habits.Kids will usually become quickly bored with routines...

Healthy Living Through Successful Exercise

Healthy Living Through Successful ExerciseLoving life and keeping the body healthy always go hand in hand. A person can only fully appreciate life and enjoy it if he or she is healthy. Poor health can be a big hindrance for some people to be able to do the things that they want to do in life. This limitation can affect how they live their lives day to day.But with following a regular exercise program, even just a moderate one, can have a beneficial effect on the body. The important thing is that it should be done on a regular basis and not just...

Exercise To Lose Weight Quickly

Exercise To Lose Weight QuicklyIt shouldn’t come as a big surprise to anybody that you are burning more energy when you are standing than when you are sitting, more energy when you are walking than when you are standing and more energy when you are running than when you are walking. That is just common sense.When you begin your ‘eating healthier’ plan, you really need to include an exercise plan to go along with it. You can only eat just so many fewer calories than you burn each day and exercise allows you to burn more for the time you are exercising...

Promoting Weight Loss Via Reverse Psychology

Promoting Weight Loss Via Reverse PsychologyAre you an every other month (EOM) dieter? Have you researched every diet on earth, read a b-zillion weigh loss articles, and yet are still grappling with weight loss and how your got fat in the first place?Perhaps your "EOM" approach to weight loss, along with your half-baked commitments have become a substitute for actually making the behavioral changes necessary to take the ill health out of your current lifestyle?If this picture is beginning to look a bit familiar, you may not realize it, but your...

Are You Pouring on the Pounds Today?

Are You Pouring on the Pounds Today?It’s hard to overeat without noticing it. By contrast, soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages can sneak up on you, adding hundreds of calories to your diet each day without ever filling you up. On average, Americans now consume 200 to 300 more calories each day than we did 30 years ago. Nearly half of these extra calories come from sugar-sweetened drinks.As a first step in controlling your own soda intake, consider these simple strategies to avoid pouring on the pounds: If you drink coffee or tea, order it...

Running’s Bad For The Knees – “Not”

Though the myth still persists that high impact aerobic exercise is bad for the joints, recent research has begun to demonstrate the opposite is true, especially when it comes to jogging and running. Not only does the research establish there is no correlation between running and joint-related disorders like arthritis, the new studies reveal that running and other forms of regular, vigorous activity — may even help guard people against joint problems later in life.In a long-term study conducted at Stanford University, researchers found that runners...

Childhood & Adult Obesity Archieve

Searching for resources and information related to adult and childhood obesity interventions to kick-start your wellness programming efforts? Look no further. I've tried to gather a number of very useful and trusted sources via the links below to get you started. Clinicians will need to assess the client's motivation to enter weight loss and severe obesity therapy; determine the clients degree of activation and readiness to implement the plan; and then take appropriate steps to motivate the client for treatment and support them in developing well-formed...

Together We Can!

A nationwide program is helping to promote good nutrition and fun physical activities for better health among children. Communities across the nation, including those in the Pacific Northwest are getting involved in the We Can!TMmovement. To date, more than 1208 entities, including some in my own back yard here in Oregon have signed on. Play your part today by simply spreading the word and start using the broad array of turn-key resources and tools to make a difference where you live, work & play.The national statistics on childhood obesity...

Jamie Oliver's - Food Revolution

If a real food revolution is to be, it can’t happen just in isolation-we must rise up with campaigns across the country where we live, work and play. Jamie's wish is to teach every child about food and to fight obesity. In Food Revolution's six episodes, Jamie travels to Huntington WV to improve the dietary habits of the people there. His arrival is met with resistance by the locals as his ideas of healthy eating are discouraged by a local radio DJ, the head cafeteria cook, the newspaper, and the school principal who urges him to follow the strict...