Health & Wellness

New Healthy You Week 9: Be Good to Your Body and Soul

jbloustein — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:12:04 -0600

1. Get some sleep.
Did you know that you can undo a healthy diet if you’re starving yourself of sleep? Lack of snooze time has been linked to overweight and even diabetes!

Extra Help
Expert Jon Gordon has some great tips to help lull you to sleep.

2. Give in to cravings.

Travel Well

admin — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 12:17:00 -0500

The gray mist parted as we rounded the corner, and there it was, the Great Wall of China, snaking over the emerald green hillside and into the horizon, one of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages. My response? Aahchooo! I'd come 6,847 miles to climb this marvel, yet a debilitating head cold made me want to retreat to the warmth of the van. I'd saved for months for this trip. I'd begged my boss for a three-week unpaid leave. My buddy was counting on me. How many trips do you make to the Great Wall? I coughed and kachooed my way up, feeling miserable.

New Healthy You 12-Week Program

mcherkezian — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:55:44 -0600

Start your new healthy life today! Follow our 12-week program here.

And don't forget to sign-up for our New Healthy You newsletter, another resource to help you look good and feel great!

New Healthy You Week 5: Nourish Your Relationships

jbloustein — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:14:50 -0600

1. Add a partner.
It could be a spouse, a friend, co-worker or neighbor. Invite someone to join you on your walk or bike ride.

Take a like-minded pal with you to Weight Watchers—or make a pal while you’re there. Convince your spouse or sibling to "get with the program" with you.

Studies show that buddying up helps us lose more weight than if we go it alone and keeps us on track with our new eating and exercise habits.

Extra Help

Laugh Your Way to Health

jbloustein — Tue, 12 May 2009 08:51:30 -0500

Healthy eating may not be the only way to improve your diabetes—try setting aside some time for a good laugh, scientists suggest.

Researchers from Loma Linda University in California found that adults with type II diabetes who let themselves laugh at "self-selected" humor for a half-hour each day boosted their health as a result.

Overhaul Your Life

jbloustein — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:14:37 -0500

I’ve done it before and I’m sure many of you have as well: decided I wanted to completely change my life, from diet to exercise to productivity habits to spending and career and family and more.

I’ve failed in the attempt to do this at least a few times.

New Healthy You Week 4: Color Your World Healthy

jbloustein — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:58:17 -0600

1. Eat a rainbow.
Eat three vegetables daily, each of a different color. The same plant chemicals that make tomatoes red, broccoli green and carrots orange offer health benefits that range from preventing cancer to curbing heart disease.

Don’t let the number of vegetables scare you–a serving size is only ½ cup!

Extra Credit
Eventually, you’ll want to eat at least six vegetables or four vegetables and two fruits a day. Track your veggie and fruit intake in your journal.

Rest

mcherkezian — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:53:53 -0600

My daughter Maria and I decided to take a weekend getaway to Tucson, Arizona, while the guys in the family were away on a Boy Scout backpacking trip.

Unseen Danger

admin — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:00:00 -0600

Every morning my husband, Roland, and I have a time of prayer together, and we always ask God for his protection for the day. We didn't know how much we were going to need it one day last winter.

Can Unemployment Be the Healthiest Time of Your Life?

mcherkezian — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:45:05 -0500

When I heard the news that I was being laid off, I felt like I’d been punched in the gut. My face grew hot, my stomach tightened, and I felt a little unsteady on my feet.

So far, unemployment felt awful.

Over the next few days, the knot in my stomach slowly unwound itself. I woke up in the morning and remembered, “I don’t have to rush to any meetings. I don’t have to commute. I don’t have to drink office coffee!”