Woman to Woman Talk
A few words of wisdom…. If you are a woman, there are things you can do to reduce your chances of developing diabetes, or, if you have diabetes, to help prevent long-term complications: * Maintain a healthy lifestyle by eating the right foods and getting regular exercise. Some diabetes may be prevented with weight control [...]
Are We Ready for 90 Minutes of Exercise?
July 3, 2009 by Jo
Filed under Fitness, Health, Managing Life, Preventative Medicine
90 minutes of exercise? Yeah, right! Even those who work out think that recommendation is too much. Sixty to 90 minutes of exercise? Every day? That’s what the United States government now suggests. Even people working out at the gym say most folks won’t consider that, and the experts behind the government’s recommendation say 30 [...]
Tip of the Week – June 22, 2009
June 22, 2009 by Jo
Filed under Fitness, Health, Managing Life, Preventative Medicine, Tip of the Week
10 Essential Health Tips 1. Move More Make it a daily challenge to find ways to move your body. Climb stairs if given a choice between that and escalators or elevators.Walk your dog; chase your kids; toss balls with friends, mow the lawn. Anything that moves your limbs is not only a fitness tool, it’s [...]
Love Lowers Blood Pressure
March 20, 2009 by Jo
Filed under Health, Relationships
Our love ones may do more than make our hearts melt. They may also make our blood pressure drop. Research from State University of New York at Oswego, New York, USA finds that when people are with their partners or spouses they have lower blood pressure than when they socialize with less familiar people or [...]
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