Moving right along in our osteoporosis series, we’ve begun discussing lifestyle changes to reduce our risk of low bone density and fractures.
Today let’s discuss exercise. Continue reading “Part 5: Exercise to Build Bone Density”
Tag: fitness
Feel Like Getting Healthy Will Be A Drag? Make It Fun Instead.
So, you’re resistant to making healthy changes because you feel like it’s going to be depressing. It might be. Continue reading “Feel Like Getting Healthy Will Be A Drag? Make It Fun Instead.”
Building Muscle
It’s been shown that it’s never too late to start exercising. So I started. It’s been a while now and I was putting the effort in, but I wasn’t seeing much of a difference.
I’ve been working out regularly with dumbbells. I’m eating healthy food and avoiding junk food. I don’t see many muscles, I don’t really even feel that much stronger. But I still keep working at it. I want to build muscle to counter age related muscle loss, boost my metabolism and recover my bone density.
What am I doing wrong? Now I know. Continue reading “Building Muscle”
I Can Do This…
Your turn…..
My Smoldering Metabolism…Can the Fire be Stoked?
Whether you’re a man or woman, one morning you may wake up and think, “Where did my metabolism go?” Has the fire gone out? Is it even possible to get the smoldering ashes to burn again? or is it an inevitable part of aging?
I recently had that conversation with myself. Continue reading “My Smoldering Metabolism…Can the Fire be Stoked?”
Product Review: Fitbit Charge 2
Updated June 2018
I’ve had my Fitbit for about 4 months now, so I thought I’d let you know how it was working out. Perhaps you are considering a fitness tracker. Should you bother getting one?
The Charge 2 tracks activities, health and food. You set your own goals and it will remind you to meet them and cheers you on when you do. Continue reading “Product Review: Fitbit Charge 2”
What’s Your Motivation?
Making healthier choices is about motivation. Maybe it’s about healthier eating, losing weight, quitting smoking, exercising more, praying more, being more positive, more thankful, etc. The list can go on.
Here 3 motivation polls. Whether or not you are motivated to make healthier changes, share what makes you tick. No one will know, it’s anonymous. Continue reading “What’s Your Motivation?”
Weight Control Tips That Work For Me
While this is not a blog about weight loss, I would like to touch on it. Weight loss can help improve many health conditions such as arthritis, diabetes, sleep apnea, fatigue, high blood pressure, etc.
It’s not that easy though, right? I was a yo-yo dieter for years. And once you lose it, it appears again – worse than before. From being chubby as a teen, to being anorexic in college, to gaining 62 pounds with my first pregnancy. It was a constant back and forth for decades. A never ending battle. Continue reading “Weight Control Tips That Work For Me”
Vitamin C and Tissue Repair
“The Word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him.” Psalm 18:30
I always thought vitamin C was just about keeping you from getting a cold. It is so much more. Let’s explore how vitamin C is essential for wound and soft tissue repair.
How to Shrink Blood Sugar Spikes and Stabilize Glucose Levels
“”I have the right to do anything,” you say- but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything” -but not everything is constructive.” Â 1 Corinthians 10:23
In the previous part of this double feature (click here to review) we learned how riding on the blood sugar roller coaster can be bad for your heart, blood vessels, hormones, brain and other organs.
Blood sugar peaks 1-2 hours after eating and returns to normal in 3-4 hours. The roller coaster involves extremes which are beyond the normal stable ups and downs of blood sugar.
That doesn’t have to be the case. It is possible to lessen the blood sugar extremes keeping our body in a happier place.
How can we do that? Continue reading “How to Shrink Blood Sugar Spikes and Stabilize Glucose Levels”
Oh, My Aching Back (pt 2): The Adventure Continues
“The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Matthew 26:41
One month update.
As I sit down today to give an update to my initial post, I have been in physical therapy for one month. From the responses I received Continue reading “Oh, My Aching Back (pt 2): The Adventure Continues”
Why Blood Sugar Spikes are Harmful and How to Moderate Them
Blood sugar spikes and crashes can be harmful to your health and should be avoided even if you are not diabetic. Continue reading “Why Blood Sugar Spikes are Harmful and How to Moderate Them”
Peppers and Planks 