Even if is’t only for a second, just standing up then sitting down 20 – 30 times a day improves your posture, strengthens your core, keeps your joints mobile, and enhances your mood. Who’d a thought?
Tag: whole foods
Today’s Healthy Dose – Happy Easter Sunday
Whether you celebrate Easter or not, today would be an exceptionally great day to spend some time with the people you love…just because.
Today’s Healthy Dose – Protect Your Plants
Soybean oil has been shown to kill many common insects that feast on our plants. Wait a minute…isn’t that the same oil used in literally millions of processed foods? Huhn.
Today’s Healthy Dose – 3 Seconds
Whether sitting or standing, take the next 3 seconds to help yourself feel refreshed…
- Second 1 – Reach your arms long in front of you, using one hand to grab the fingers on the other hand. Then breathe out as you round your back.
- Second 2 – Take a deep breath in as you lengthen your spine and your raise your arms over head.
- Second 3 – Let out a big breath as you let go of your hands, then lower straight arms to your sides.
Still feeling a little tense? What’s another 3 seconds in the course of your day? 😉
Today’s Healthy Dose – New Report
Scientists have now confirmed a new report which concludes that a sedentary lifestyle may actually be good for your health! Not.
Happy April Fools 😉
Today’s Healthy Dose – One Pat of Butter
A square of butter, 1″ high and 1/3″ thick, contains only 36 calories. Butter from pasture raised cows is high in essential fatty acids, rich in fat soluble vitamins, and contains the ever-elusive Vitamin K2 which has been shown to reduce your risk of heart disease.
Just imagine all the healthy and yummy things you could do with those 36 calories….
Today’s Healthy Dose – 37 Trillion
The approximate number of cells in your body needing your support every day.
Today’s Healthy Dose – Start With A Box
Or a bag, or a jar or a can. That could be the U.S. cooking motto. But those items have “shelf life”. And generally, more shelf life equals less nutrition. Take another look at your grocer’s offerings. What could you make with groceries that don’t come gift wrapped?
Today’s Healthy Dose – Circle Your Wrists
It’s break time for those wrists! No need to stand up, just hold your arms out in front of you and circle your wrists…5 times to the left, 5 times to the right.
As you were.
Today’s Healthy Dose – Why Wouldn’t My Doctor?
Does it seem odd that your doc wouldn’t prescribe eating real food as a way to prevent disease? Unfortunately, your doctor wasn’t trained to prevent disease, they were trained to treat it.
Some will go above and beyond their education, but these days, most are just trying to get to the bottom line and write the scrip in the ten minutes the insurance companies allow for your visit. Sad, but true 😦
A Healthy Dose 