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Ways to Avoid Stress: Lifestyle Changes

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Making changes to your lifestyle can help lower your stress level. Starting with basic good health is a good idea. If your body is in good condition to begin with, it may be able to cope with stress better — or in a more healthy way. Eat a balanced diet — fuel your body with the nutrients it needs to fight stress and other health issues. Get moderate exercise at least three times per week — the more the better. Get enough sleep — your body recovers from the day’s stress while you sleep. Balance work, family needs, personal needs, … Continue reading →

Do You Inspire Others to Good Health?

Who is your personal health hero? For me, it’s my mom. Almost ten years ago, my mother decided to make a serious effort to lose weight and keep it off. The choice was inspired by health concerns — she has high blood pressure and has dealt with gallbladder disease. She has heart disease, diabetes, and other serious health issues in the family history and wanted to stave them off. So she joined Weight Watchers. She went from a size 14/16 to a size 8/10 and lost around forty pounds. Even more — she’s kept the majority of that weight off … Continue reading →

Resolving to Exercise & Eat Right

Yes, it’s the day after New Year’s and for many of us that means heading back to work and the regular day-to-day activities that may have slipped over the last couple of weeks of the year. That means taking along your new year’s resolutions and putting them into practice as you get the kids back off to school, you return to work and other activities begin again. Consider the Following Ladies, consider the following as you try to blend your new resolutions in with your regular activities and you begin to change your shopping and activity habits – a new … Continue reading →