| Enjoying life to the fullest and aging | | | | Rotate Your Exercise Routine |
| gracefully without the burden of disease | | | | |
| depends primarily on the healthy choices we | | | | Varying your exercise routine can help slow |
| make for our bodies TODAY. | | | | down the aging process. By changing routines |
| | | | you avoid boredom, and most importantly the |
| Here are tips that will aid you lengthen your | | | | danger of injury caused by overusing a |
| "good" years: | | | | particular muscle, bone, or joint. |
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| Eat Breakfast | | | | Try rotating between aerobic exercises such |
| | | | as walking, dancing, jogging, swimming, |
| Research suggests that eating breakfast early | | | | cycling, and skating. |
| in the day may reduce the risk of weight gain | | | | |
| and perhaps heart disease and diabetes. | | | | Add strength training exercises a couple of |
| | | | times a week and gently stretch your muscles |
| Avoid fats and carbs from items like sugar, | | | | at least two or three times a week to help |
| potatoes, and white bread. Choose foods that | | | | prevent weakness, stiffness, bone loss, and |
| are heart-healthy and include fruits, | | | | falls. |
| whole-grain cereals, bread, reduced-fat | | | | |
| cheese, and low fat or skim milk. | | | | Take Charge! |
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| Beat the Sugar High | | | | Taking charge of your own medical history and |
| | | | lifestyle is your right! You don't have to |
| For those that have a sweet tooth, staying | | | | become Dr. Know-it-all, but researching |
| away from sugar is a constant struggle. On | | | | specific areas of health that pertain to your |
| one hand it is just so much easier and faster | | | | own conditions is a smart move. |
| to grab that doughnut on the way to the | | | | |
| office! On the other hand, sugar becomes like | | | | Researching the natural remedies in addition |
| an addiction that is very hard to break. | | | | to what your doctor advises giving you more |
| | | | choices, as well as natural healing options. |
| If you happen to like sugar a little more | | | | Getting a second opinion from additional |
| than you should and you need that sugar fix | | | | health care professionals is important as |
| each day, an enormous way to get control and | | | | well. |
| to curb the sugar craving is by using a | | | | |
| natural substance called 5-HTP. You can find | | | | You have the right to all your medical |
| it in most any natural health food store. | | | | records and eyeglass or contact lens |
| (5-hydroxytryptophan) | | | | prescriptions. You are entitled to all copies |
| | | | of lab results, immunization records, and |
| There are no magic pill for weight loss, but | | | | imaging studies. Keep them filed at home in |
| if appetite, and not willpower, is your | | | | an organized manner. Keep a record of |
| downfall, then 5-HTP may do the trick. | | | | up-to-date medications and doses for your |
| | | | files as well as carrying this list with you |
| 5-HTP is a direct precursor to "serotonin". | | | | at all times. |
| It causes feelings of fullness and eliminates | | | | |
| cravings for carbohydrates and balances the | | | | By feeding your body and mind the best foods |
| serotonin levels in your brain. This safe, | | | | and nutrients possible not only will you have |
| effective herbal compound can also lift your | | | | more energy, your body will be stronger and |
| spirits, which makes it great for mood | | | | your mind sharper. The tips in this report |
| swings, anxiety and depression. The | | | | are the first steps on the route toward a |
| recommended dosage is 50-100 mgs per day. | | | | healthier life. |
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