Posts Tagged ‘health’

Pain and Posture: The Basics

Old "Doc" Plume, the local hardware store owner, who was known for his miraculous cures for arthritis, had a long line of "patients" waiting outside the door when a little old lady, completely bent over, shuffled in slowly, leaning on her cane. When her turn came, she went into the back room of the store and, amazingly, emerged within half an hour, walking completely erect with her head held high. … Continue reading

June 23 2009 | By Jamie | Tagged: body, desk, driving, health, pain, posture, sleeping, slouch, work | 13 comments»

Weight Loss Groundhog Day

A Recent Conversation Here's part of a conversation that I had recently with a woman (SR) who had just fallen off the weight-loss merry-go-round for the millionth time - or thereabouts. She had started a new exercise program and eating regime on New Year's day this year. As she does every year. (I'm CH below). CH: "So how's your eating going?" (I didn't know the answer at this stage) SR: (drops head and… Continue reading

March 5 2009 | By Craig | Tagged: diet, discipline, eating, fitness, goal, health, weight-loss | 12 comments»

Six Great Ways to Vent Your Frustrations

We all have ups and downs to life. How do you deal with the downs? Do you numb yourself and avoid them? Or do you find the hidden gift held within them? Each time a painful emotion is felt, it provides an opportunity. Pain gives us the gift of growth in a hidden package. Something is shouting out for a change. If we pause and open this gift, a great secret of freedom and love can be revealed. Sometimes when the pain is large enough, we have no choice but to look at it anyway. My largest pains have helped to open the greatest growths in my life. Hey, it’s worth a shot, right? Check out these six ways to vent and clear out that frustration. Continue reading

February 27 2009 | By Danielle Marie | Tagged: clarity, frustration, growth, health, healthy living, opportunity, Venting | 16 comments»

5 MORE Exercises Computer Guy Should NOT Be Doing

Leg Press All you have to do is load it up, strap yourself in (not really) and push as hard as you can. I'll admit, it can be pretty satisfying to see that much weight move because of your own strength and will. Unfortunately, the leg press is not without its flaws. First of all, it can give you a false sense of real strength. When you leg press, you're in a… Continue reading

February 17 2009 | By Jamie | Tagged: body, exercise, fitness, gym, health, pain, strength, weight | 7 comments»

Meditate Regularly for a Great 2009!

I was a sporadic meditator at best for years, only to really commit to meditation when, just after turning 39, I discovered a mass in my right breast. From the point of discovery of the mass to getting the necessary tests, waiting for results, waiting for surgery, waiting to see if the newly diagnosed cancer had spread to lymph nodes, waiting to see what treatment I would have, and so… Continue reading

February 12 2009 | By Liora | Tagged: anxiety, awareness, balance, health, meditation, Productivity, relaxation, stress | 7 comments»

Healthy Habit Changes for 2009

Trying to make 2009 your healthiest year to date? I've compiled for you what I believe to be some of the best health conscience habits you can easily adopt. Habit 1: Drink more water. Sure, I know about all the news reports that say it's possible to drink too much water. Surprisingly, this same story is told just about every 4 years when news stations have no other "news" going on… Continue reading

January 15 2009 | By Jamie | Tagged: fitness, health, Lifestyle, new year, nutrition, resolution, weight-loss | 10 comments»

Treat the Person, Not the Body!

Have we Been Missing the Point? For all our research, resources, technology and collective intelligence there's still way more that we don't know about managing the human body, than we do. We like to think we're more enlightened than ever but in many ways we're still failing miserably when it comes to creating optimal health; just take a look around at our fat, stressed, addicted, depressed, unhealthy society. Could it… Continue reading

December 2 2008 | By Craig | Tagged: disease, exercise, health, illness, immunology, medicine, nutrition, prevention | 5 comments»

Booty Awareness

The Gluteus Maximus. It's the king of all the skeletal muscles in your body. By sheer volume it takes up more space within your body than any other muscle. This may be apparent in some individuals more than others. But the fact of the matter is, no matter who you are, what you have behind you is big news. Lately, wherever you look you'll find fitness experts singing the praises… Continue reading

November 20 2008 | By Jamie | Tagged: back pain, core, fitness, glute, gluteus maximus, health, knee pain, posture, stability, strength | 11 comments»

A Shoeless Geek

I don’t like shoes. I think they look silly and I think our society gives them too much power. Their main purpose is to provide protection for our soles when we are walking outside on rough terrain but why can’t it end there? Why do business men and women feel the need to have to wear these silly things all day long? They’re not comfortable. I spent most of my life as… Continue reading

October 29 2008 | By Jamie | Tagged: energy, gym, health, mobility, movement, rehabillitation, shoe, workout | 17 comments»

The Top Five Reasons Why Weight Loss is Temporary

We all know that the vast majority of people who lose weight, regain it. And while we know that nobody who loses that weight actually wants to put it back on, somehow we've become really good at it! Some of us have spent a lifetime cycling between the fit and fat versions of us. We even have the small, medium, large and… Continue reading

October 24 2008 | By Craig | Tagged: diet, health, nutrition, obesity, weight-loss | 13 comments»

Your Body The Drug Dealer

The Scene: You're driving in your Volkswagen on a cool autumn day. You gaze out the window to admire the colorful foliage when out of nowhere a toddler on a big wheel rolls directly in front of your car. You slam on the breaks, just barely avoiding disaster. You can feel your heart in your chest. It appears everything has slowed down. Your vision seems to have narrowed. Your once… Continue reading

October 15 2008 | By Jamie | Tagged: adrenaline, cortisol, drug, epinephrine, exercise, fitness, health, hormone, stress, testosterone | 2 comments»

15 Reasons Why You’re not Losing Weight

A Good Story When it comes to marketing and selling products, the food companies have never let the facts get in the way of a good story. A lot of the information we find on the front of food packaging is not so much information, as it is a somewhat misleading and deceptive sales pitch. For example, the reduced-fat peanut butter we find on our supermarket shelves has less fat when we… Continue reading

October 13 2008 | By Craig | Tagged: calories, diet, eating, food, health, obesity, weight-loss | 27 comments»

Are You Sabotaging Your Plan to Exercise More?

You know exercise is good for you, right? But regular exercise is like pushing water uphill. You do it for a couple of days - and then try and forget about it, because it's just too hard. Sounds familiar? People who exercise regularly swear by it. They enjoy it. They can't stop talking about it. But how did they manage to build a habit that sticks? Wouldn't you like to… Continue reading

October 9 2008 | By Mary | Tagged: exercise, fitness, health, motivation, plan | 20 comments»

Genetically Challenged

It's probably no secret to you. Some people were born with good DNA. Nothing they ever do seems to have any negative implications on their physique. They eat what they want, their training programs seem to be haphazard and yet they still have the body of an all star athlete. How can this be? It's all in your genes. Take a look at your parents. Chances are you have a… Continue reading

September 22 2008 | By Jamie | Tagged: body type, dna, exercise, fat, genetics, gym, health, skinny, workout | 7 comments»

Are You Following the Wrong Exercise Program?

Why do some of us invest so much time and energy into our exercise program for so little in the way of results. Yep it's true; some of us spend a lot of time achieving not too much. Heaps of sweat, commitment and even dollars, for a less than desirable return. I'm constantly getting letters, emails and phone calls from frustrated exercisers, so I figure it is time to take a… Continue reading

September 15 2008 | By Craig | Tagged: exercise, fitness, health | 10 comments»

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