Thanksgiving…the benefits of Gratitude!
 Journal your gratitudes. Those who kept gratitude journals on a weekly basis:

·         exercised more regularly
·         reported fewer physical symptoms
·         felt better about their lives as a whole
·         were more optimistic about the upcoming week
·        were more likely to have made progress toward important personal goals (academic, interpersonal and health-based)

 
Other Gratitude Notes
 

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Do you eat:

mindlessly?
when you’re tired or bored?
in response to stress?

 
If so, you are eating for reasons other than hunger, which is called emotional eating.  Take this simple quiz to find out
 
Frequently, I encounter people who are struggling with emotional eating.
 
I had recognized this problem in myself many years ago, but it wasn’t until 2004 […]

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Isadore Resenfeld, M.D. has been called “America’s Doctor”
Watch this 2 minute video that aired on Fox News about why he recommends Juice Plus for those of us who do not get the recommended 7-13 servings of fruits and veggies each day, every day.
 http://www.foxnews.com/video2/video08.html?maven_referralObject=3117002&maven_referralPlaylistId=&sRevUrl=http://www.foxnews.com/health/drrosenfeld/index.html
Who is Dr. Rosefeld?
 Isadore Rosenfeld, M.D., a professor of medicine at New York Hospital Weil Cornell Medical […]

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One of the best ways to boost your immunity (and help recover from surgeries and heal wounds) is to stock up (and eat) raw fruits and vegetables due to their antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, fiber and enzymes.
Antioxidants protect cells from damage by toxins in the environment. Dark-colored produce (berries, kale, broccoli) tends to be higher […]

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Do you judge your health by how you feel?  If so, you may be headed down a path away from health.
 
You won’t start feeling bad, or developing symptoms, until you are already ill.
 
That means that you could be feeling “fine” for a long time, while your health worsens, unbeknownst to you.
 
Symptoms develop only after you’ve […]

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This week Americans celebrate independence, our freedom.
 
Freedom is indeed a concept to celebrate.  Typically, when we think of “freedom”, we think of freedom from something.  Actually, “freedom” entails “freedom to” as well.
 
In the realm of health and fitness, we are “free” to care or not care for our bodies.  We are free to nourish our […]

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“It totally amazes me that we are so [professionally] driven that we lose our healthto make money and then…turn around and spend all our moneytrying to get our health back.” This quote from Darrin Steen, the creator of Fat Loss Lifestyle, The 12 Week Body Transformation Program, struck me the first time I read it and […]

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Weight management programs for kids are an interesting concept to me. Why do we assume that only families in which there is an overweight child need education? All families need education in how to live healthfully. Dr. David Katz, from Yale Univeristy said:

 “This is the first generation that probably will not outlive their parents.”  This is the first […]

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Living a fit and healthy life is difficult for everyone, even personal trainers.  However, all successful trainers use these two tactics to keep their fitness life in check and so can you.
 

1.  Have healthy food available to you at all times
Here are tips on how to accomplish this:
·        Stash non-perishable healthy snacks in your car, […]

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Looking for a stress-busting workout that delivers fat burning and muscle-building results?
 
Look no further than high intensity interval training.
 
Won’t any exercise reduce stress?  Yes.  However, if you are looking for the most effective method, kick up the intensity.
 
 Consider the body’s natural stress response: 
When you encounter a challenge, a mix of hormones like adrenaline and […]

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