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for the love of health, happiness, and wholesome food. and some other stuff. |
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Coffee Drinkers May Live Longer
YESSSSS.
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Red wine has probiotics???? I had no idea. Drink up people, this is excellent news for the health of your gut.
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/14/really-red-wine-is-good-for-the-stomach/?ref=health
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Notes"As women, we’re used to hearing about fitness in terms of inches and dress sizes. We may know better, but we’re up against near-constant reminders and pressures to look good and take shortcuts to get there.
The truth is, being a healthy woman isn’t about getting on a scale or measuring your waistline—and we can’t afford to think that way. Instead, we need to start focusing on what matters–on how we feel, and how we feel about ourselves.
I started thinking about exercise as an investment in myself instead of a chore, and I started focusing on the example I wanted to set for my girls. My schedule was dominated by career and kids–not to mention a very busy husband–but thinking about exercise this way made it a priority, even if I had to get up earlier to do it.
That’s what being fit meant to me: feeling good inside and out, and taking control of my health.
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"The traditional view that blames obesity on a failure of personal responsibility and individual willpower “has been used as the basis for resisting government efforts - legislative and regulatory - to address the problem,” says the report. But the IOM panel argues that people cannot truly exercise “personal choice” because their options are severely limited, and “biased toward the unhealthy end of the continuum."
U.S. Panel: Obesity fight must shift from personal blame
http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/05/08/us-usa-health-obesity-idINBRE8470LC20120508
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“What good is a positive body image that results in a spiral that leads toward metabolic syndrome and, ultimately, death? What good is a fit physique if it comes along with bulimia and other baggage?
Having a healthy body image means appreciating the beauty you have now, and any beauty you may acquire while you are taking care of yourself. You love the body you have, and you make that love an action verb by taking care of it: you feed it what it needs, you do your best to avoid what it doesn’t, and you keep it engaged.”-Erika Kendall
EXCELLENT debate on fit vs fat in the NYT today: Women, Weight, and Wellness. I personally think Erika Kendall summed it up with this quote above. What do you think—can you have health at EVERY size? With predictions that 42% of Americans will be obese by 2030 (we are at 36% right now), this is an issue we have to face.
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Notes The Well Quiz: Are you a morning person?Your score: 23
[range 23-28]
Rise and shine. You tend to be a morning person and like to rise relatively early and not stay up too late. You don’t cope very well when your sleep pattern is disrupted.
This is right one for me (especially that last sentence, as hubby can attest to…) I’m not exactly bouncing off the walls in the morning, and god forbid I don’t get my coffee, but I do like to get up and about even on the weekends. I’m never one to sleep in really late. How did you score??
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Parkway Classic 10 miler tomorrow morning in Virginia. Weather is calling for 100% chance of blowing rain and 55 degrees. ahhhh running ;)
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Like our mother always said: “Don’t pick up hitchhikers unless...
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Very interesting podcast from yesterday. Definitely worth listening to.
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astheonlybirdsings asked: If sunscreen is bad for us, what would you suggest we use instead? Because I am white, live in Southern California, and burn very easily!! hahaha
this is a good one: http://www.amazon.com/UV-Natural-Adult-Sunscreen-5-29oz/dp/B000TR5ESW
or here: ...
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[TW: discussion of eating...
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Don’t be that guy at the gym. :)
I think we all know someone who’s ”that guy” at the gym. Hilarious vid!
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Riia’s Vegan Sweet & Spicy Chickpeas
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open your heart and free yourself, because you are in a safe place.
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“Be kind and love yourself. All of yourself.”— Me
