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Have You Found The Lifestyle That Works For Your Body?

09 Tuesday Oct 2012

Posted by creatingahealthylifestyle in Healthy Body

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Deep Breathing, Feldenkrais Method, Healthy Body, Healthy Diet, Healthy Lifestyle, healthy-living, maintaining weight loss, Meditation, Metabolism, Movement, Obtain and maintain a healthy body weight, Physical Activity, Prevention of Diet Related Diseases, Relaxation, Sleep, Water, Whole Grains, Yoga

Have You Found The Lifestyle That Works For Your Body?Many components make up a healthy body, including what we eat and drink, how much we sleep, some physical activity and relaxation.

Let’s look at each one:

1. What we eat and drink: A healthy diet, made up primarily of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, nuts, seeds and lentils has been shown to prevent and reverse diet related symptoms and diseases. Also, since our bodies are made up mostly of water, it makes sense to make this our “beverage of choice.”

2. Sleep: Recent research has shown how important sleep is for our basic functioning and the ability to reach and maintain a healthy body weight.

3. Physical Activity: Movement helps with circulation, burning calories, increasing your metabolism, building agility, stamina and strength. It can also improve mood, blood pressure and build a strong core and back.

4. Relaxation: For some people a regular practice of meditation, deep breathing, Feldenkrais or yoga serves as a way of relaxing the body and the mind.

Love, Health & Happiness,

Phyllis

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What Do You Do To Recharge?

04 Tuesday Sep 2012

Posted by creatingahealthylifestyle in Healthy Body

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Alternatives to Caffeine and Sugar, Drinking Water, Feel alert awake and refreshed, Good Energy, Health, Healthy Body, Healthy Lifestyle, healthy-living, Lack of Sleep, Meditation, Napping, Relaxation, Sleep Deprivation, Well Rested

What Do You Do To Recharge?After a few nights of not sleeping well, I could have pushed it and carried on until bed time, but today I took a short nap! I like feeling awake and alert, and generally have good energy throughout the day. Sometimes when I don’t feel well rested, my daily meditation is enough to give me the extra boost, but not today.

Do you take time to relax and recharge?

Here are some suggestions/alternatives to consuming caffeine and sugar, to feel more alert, awake and refreshed:

1. Meditate for 20 minutes.

2. Take a 20-30 minute nap.

3. Go for a 10-20 minute walk, do yoga or some stretching.

4. Drink a big glass of water.

5. Listen to enjoyable music.

6. Watch TV. It may be relaxing, yet when you start dozing, that’s the time to turn off the television and go to bed or take a nap.

7. Take a bath.

8. Go to bed early.  Listen to your body and go to bed when you feel tired.

9. Eat a piece of fruit.

Love, Health & Happiness,

Phyllis

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